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On the recordMay 19, 2009
It is time to end the divisive and unhelpful rhetoric which claims that nothing has been done to secure the border.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer emphasizes the need to stop negative rhetoric about border security progress.

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