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On the recordSeptember 12, 2017
When we had the surge at the border of unaccompanied minors, they carry a gun, but they were changing diapers.
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Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic · North Dakota

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Heitkamp expresses frustration over Border Patrol agents' roles during a crisis.

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