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Steve Cohen: “That is why earlier this year, Congress rejected the President's request for $5.7 billion to build a border wall.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2019
That is why earlier this year, Congress rejected the President's request for $5.7 billion to build a border wall.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen notes Congress's rejection of Trump's border wall funding request.

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