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Beto O'Rourke: “I want to know to answer my colleague from South Carolina's question, in 2 years, in 5 years, in 10 years, when we are…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2014
I want to know to answer my colleague from South Carolina's question, in 2 years, in 5 years, in 10 years, when we are looking back at the $600 million plus that we have spent, how do we know that it was a success?
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

O'Rourke seeks clarity on measuring the success of spending on border surveillance.

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