Bernie Moreno: “Drug cartel members...are making billions of dollars…”

“You know my Colleagues talk about Republicans being on the side of billionaires. You know what billionaires the Democrats have created? The Drug cartel members...are making billions of dollars smuggling people. I went to a border crossing in Del Rio, Texas. The Border Patrol agents let me come to the right, to the edge of the river.” (14:43–16:35)

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