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James Traficant: “It is time to face the facts: we cannot secure our home with our doors unlocked. America's borders are wide open, wide…”

On the recordOctober 3, 2001
It is time to face the facts: we cannot secure our home with our doors unlocked. America's borders are wide open, wide open. The truth is, America remains vulnerable to terrorism. Yet some in this Congress still expect policemen to defeat these terrorists. Beam me up. Police departments deal with domestic crime, not invasions. Terrorism will not stop until Congress secures our borders and Palestinians have a homeland. All America understands that commonsense approach, and Congress should objectively review our foreign policy and our border problems.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Addressing national security and border security in relation to terrorism.

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