John Cornyn: “Texas also built 240 miles of border barriers when the…”

“Thanks to operation Lone star, law enforcement arrested more than 50,000 criminals trying to make their way across the border. Texas also built 240 miles of border barriers when the federal government refused to do its job. And officers across the country have seized more than a half a billion deadly doses of fentanyl, which is the number one cause of death for young people between the age of 18 and 45 in this country.” (08:25–08:34)

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