On the recordMarch 21, 2017
If we hire 5,000 new agents, we must at least put 1,500 of those agents on the Northern border.
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congress.govJon Tester: “If we hire 5,000 new agents, we must at least put 1,500 of those agents on the Northern border.”
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Tester emphasizes the need for border agent allocation to the Northern border.
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