That burden, I think, makes everyone--well, makes your job more difficult, not that you are opposed to difficulty, but more difficult in securing this country.
Summer Lee: “That burden, I think, makes everyone--well, makes your job more difficult, not that you are opposed to difficulty, but…”
On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
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Jackson Lee discusses the challenges posed by new legislative burdens on security.
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