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On the recordJune 5, 2017
This budget tells me that your priority is to secure the Southern border and that fighting off all other threats is secondary.
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Maggie Hassan
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Senator Hassan critiques the budget for prioritizing the Southern border over other security needs.

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