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On the recordApril 4, 2011
By increasing the number of frontline inspectors, Customs and Border Protection can devote the manpower necessary to interdict those individuals who would seek to do us harm.
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Silvestre Reyes
Texas

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Reyes advocates for more inspectors to enhance security and facilitate trade.

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