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Jared Golden: “In Texas they put that, you know, kind of contraption out in…”

Featuring: Jared Golden, Democratic | U.S. House, Maine's 2nd Congressional District

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Rep. Jared Golden discusses changed stance on assault-style weapons

Published | Video Starts at 05:07

So I think states on the border could take more action and more responsibility for their own borders, which, by the. Way, we see in Texas, up to a point. You're okay with that? Sure. I mean, In Texas they put that, you know, kind of contraption out in the river. I thought that was fine. And I think that governors and other states have to, you know, they have to answer to the people that live there. (05:07–05:15)

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Asserts approval of Texas's border security measures.

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