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On the recordMay 10, 2011
Clearly, the numbers I submitted in my written testimony are accurate--18.9 percent referral rate for drug felonies, and we have 9.4 percent of the population in our border region.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas
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McCaul emphasizes the significant drug felony referral rate in the border region.

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