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John Hoeven: “You don't need to explain what it is to me. My question to you is when the Administration lifts it and you're already at…”

On the recordMay 3, 2022
You don't need to explain what it is to me. My question to you is when the Administration lifts it and you're already at more than a million illegal encounters this year, what are you going to do because that number's going to go up dramatically?
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John Hoeven
Republican · North Dakota

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Hoeven questions the administration's plan amid rising illegal encounters.

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