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James Talarico: “Ken Paxton [is] clipping comments that I've made, and he…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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Published | Video Starts at 03:37

You talk about the idea that it's a front porch down there on the southern border, that there's a welcome mat out, but there's a lock on the door. Well, a comprehensive approach. That's right. And, you know, we were talking earlier about Ken Paxton [is] clipping comments that I've made, and he intentionally clips that, that comment to take out the part where I say we need a lock on the door. And that's because he doesn't want Texans to know that we can both secure our border and welcome hardworking immigrants who want to contribute to our communities and our economy. (03:37–14:37)

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Asserts that Ken Paxton selectively edits Talarico's comments to misrepresent his stance on border security.

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