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John S. Rodgers: “Our borders do need to be secure.”

Featuring: John S. Rodgers, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

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Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate

Published | Video Starts at 46:21

Towns and villages, cities around the country, I don't think can take the extra burden. We already have homeless problems. We already have issues with keeping up with the finances of the state. So Our borders do need to be secure. I don't really want to see anything that looks like a military state for certain, but we need to make sure that we're not having people trespassing on people's private … (46:21–46:24)

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