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On the recordMarch 25, 2019
the comment that funding a border wall out of the Department of Defense is also unbelievably irresponsible.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington
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Editor's note · Context

Adam Smith opposes using DOD funds for the border wall, calling it irresponsible.

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