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Maggie Hassan: “I am not sure that is a cost the American taxpayer is willing to bear, especially when they were told that Mexico would…”

On the recordApril 3, 2017
I am not sure that is a cost the American taxpayer is willing to bear, especially when they were told that Mexico would be paying for the wall.
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Maggie Hassan
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Questions the financial burden of the proposed border wall on taxpayers.

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