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On the recordOctober 4, 2025
So as much as these local leaders and governors talk about cooperating and have the backs of our law enforcement officers, this is what we have to put up with every single day and all we’re doing is getting criminals and terrorists and cartels and gang members off the streets.
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Kristi Noem
Republican · South Dakota

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Noem expresses frustration over lack of cooperation from local leaders.

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