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On the recordDecember 13, 2023
first, I want to congratulate my friend and colleague from Nebraska for his excellent remarks because I am seeing the same thing in Wyoming that he is seeing in Nebraska. He is a former Governor of that State. He knows the people of the State. He goes home and visits with his constituents, his friends, his family, and they know the impact of Bidenomics and the expenses it has had on their lives and how much more money people are having to spend as a result of the really irresponsible actions of the Democrats and this administration. I hear about it every weekend. When I was at a grocery store, a lady, last week, had a little plastic bag, and she said: This shouldn't cost $100 for this bag of groceries. And she is right. Border Security Mr. President, the other thing that I hear about at the grocery store, in addition to the issues that the Senator from Nebraska was talking about, is the issue of the border, and I come today to the floor to talk about America's broken southern border--what we need to do about it, what the concerns are, what I hear about every weekend-- because every time Americans turn on their TV, they see it. They see what is happening at the southern border--the flood, the waves of individuals coming across the border, not being stopped, not being checked, and then moved into the neighborhoods across America. Well, last week, Senator Schumer put a national security bill on the floor.…
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming
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Dec 13, 2023

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