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Bob Casey Jr.: “The funding for the border, the extra funding, I should say…”

Featuring: Bob Casey Jr., Democratic | Former U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey on "The Takeout" | January 14, 2024

Published | Video Starts at 08:44

I think what was missed on the first round is because there's so much focus on the border policy. Where will the line be drawn on asylum policy? What would be the mechanics of that? For example, The funding for the border, the extra funding, I should say something in the order of 14 billion is a lot of money for hiring 1,300 Border Patrol agents, a lot of DEA agents, a lot of other border personnel to strengthen border security. because we've got a terrible crisis there. And, and then in addition to that, new screening technology to stop fentanyl detect and then stop fentanyl, which has, I think, been kind of lost in the, in the debate. (08:44–09:00)

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