I went to El Paso and said, this should not be happening in El Paso, Brownsville, Republican cities and Democratic cities, because it was notit wasn't partisanship, it was common sense. And we failed to acknowledge that. And that $7.5 billion that I spent, $200 million could have gone to our children who are chronically absent. It could have went to my seniors. It could have went to building more housing. That should not have been our problem. And it was. (08:35–08:42)
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Claims $7.5 billion was spent, and $200 million could have been used for children who are chronically absent.
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