Tom Coburn actually said...

The political reality is the American people want to know the border is controlled, and when we say 90 percent it is controlled, they are saying, well, that means 10 percent of it is not.

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Coburn highlights public skepticism about the 90 percent border control claim.

03/13/2013

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