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On the recordApril 3, 2017
It is not going to solve any national security problem but it would open up the same route the Germans used to invade France to drug smugglers, human smugglers, and potentially terrorists trying to get a tactical nuclear weapon into the United States.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio warns that a wall won't prevent drug and human smuggling, posing security risks.

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