On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
At the request actually or the importuning of Senator McCain, in 2010 we had--you asked for and we in Congress gave you 1,500 additional border personnel to the southern border.
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congress.govChuck Schumer: “At the request actually or the importuning of Senator McCain, in 2010 we had--you asked for and we in Congress gave you…”
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Schumer recounts Congress's response to McCain's request for increased border security personnel.
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