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John Cornyn: 44 percent is nothing to celebrate nor should we declare that our work is done so we can then move on to other things.

On the recordMay 16, 2011
44 percent is nothing to celebrate nor should we declare that our work is done so we can then move on to other things.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn criticizes the current state of border security as inadequate.

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