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David Valadao: “I've got a community that was in my district before…”

Featuring: David Valadao, Republican | U.S. House, California, District 22

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Rep. Valadao participates in hearing on the cost of the border crisis

Published | Video Starts at 03:44

That's all I have to say on the subject. I appreciate that. And the mention of the cartels, that's something I think a lot of people forget to mention. I've got a community that was in my district before redistricting and Mendota, California. It was an issue with this little tiny community can barely afford to even have an entire police department and they were dealing with MS 13 and having to bring in state, local and federal resources to try to combat some of these issues they were dealing with. And it is all related to what's going on the border and it continues to add pressure on a lot of folks. (03:44–04:04)

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Asserts that Mendota, California, a community in his district before redistricting, struggled with MS 13 and required state, local, and federal resources.

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