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Dustin Burrows: “I'm not so sure we're going to have to spend everything that…”

Featuring: Dustin Burrows, Republican | Texas House of Representatives, District 83

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Texas Legislative Session Interview with House Speaker Dustin Burroughs and Representative Gene Wu

Published | Video Starts at 09:04

But we are talking, we're working through it, very proud that we have a president in the White House, first time in a while that actually cares about securing the southern border. And with what they're doing and the investment they're making, I'm not so sure we're going to have to spend everything that we have budgeted for [border security] because Trump has stepped up. What else does the state still need to do though, with Trump stepping up? So there's still tons of infrastructure down there that needs to be done. (09:04–09:10)

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Suggests that Texas may not need to spend its full budget on border security due to federal efforts.

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