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Shelley Moore Capito: “I don't think the solution to the border issue, and to bringing these astronomical numbers down is to just keep adding…”

On the recordApril 10, 2024
I don't think the solution to the border issue, and to bringing these astronomical numbers down is to just keep adding more people to process more people because that obviously is not going to have the desired result.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Capito expresses skepticism about simply increasing border agent numbers as a solution.

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