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Harriet Hageman: “We were able to save over $70 billion just with those types…”

Featuring: Harriet Hageman, Republican | U.S. House Wyoming At-Large Congressional District

Cowboy State Daily | Rep. Hageman on the First 200 Days of the 119th Congress

Published August 22, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:12

… our country, the people who engage with our immigration system are the ones that are going to pay for it. So that was a huge change. And as a result, We were able to save over $70 billion just with those types of changes to our immigration laws. Yes, we're going to be building an additional 701 miles of border wall, which will essentially complete the project that the President started in his first term. (04:12–04:20)

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“We rescinded about $9 billion in spending.”
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