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Kathleen Rice: “The construction of a border wall will not stop the influx of drugs into our country, will be an unnecessary cost to…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2020
The construction of a border wall will not stop the influx of drugs into our country, will be an unnecessary cost to taxpayers, and as we will discuss today, will have an irreversible impact on the rights of U.S. citizens and Native Americans.
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Kathleen Rice
Democratic · New York

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Kathleen M. Rice criticizes the border wall policy's effectiveness and its impact on citizens' rights.

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