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On the recordJuly 25, 2023
If our taxpayer dollars are being used to fund an operation whereby we're encouraging illegal immigration, we're encouraging through funding these organizations people to make these deadly treks across our Southern border, it seems to me that we should be able to get some answers to questions.
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Lance Gooden
Republican · Texas

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Gooden expresses frustration over lack of answers regarding taxpayer funding and illegal immigration.

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