So we knew that money was being spent and being spent wisely. But the problem is it was the federal government that was supposed to be doing the job. It's not the state responsibility. Luckily, we had the resources to do it in Texas. And now that we did it, we're asking for the federal government to step in and reimburse us for the money that Texas taxpayers spent doing the federal government's job. (01:41–01:45)
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Asserts that Texas had the resources to fund border security measures independently.
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