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Scott Perry: “It certainly is an astounding eventuality that we are realizing, and we also know that the Border Patrol wants to do its…”

On the recordJanuary 11, 2024
It certainly is an astounding eventuality that we are realizing, and we also know that the Border Patrol wants to do its job. I firmly believe that 99.9 percent of the good members of Customs and Border Protection want to do their job. They want to protect the homeland, but they have been given orders. They have been given orders to process these people, not bar entry to this country, but process them to the point where we don't even have anybody out on the line. I am sure the gentleman from Arizona can talk about that.
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Scott Perry
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Jan 11, 2024

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