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Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Senate Remarks by John Thune on Border Security and Tribute to Kit Bond

Published | Video Starts at 01:45

And that's not the only good news. CBP also reported an increase in drug seizures in April. And as acting CBP Commissioner Pete Flores says, and I quote, For the first time in years, more agents are back in the field, patrolling territories that CBP didn't have the bandwidth or the manpower to oversee just six months ago. Mr. President, I have to say, it's amazing what new leadership can do. In seemingly no time at all, the Trump administration has restored operational control at the border. (01:45–01:56)

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Asserts that more CBP agents are patrolling areas that were previously unpatrolled due to lack of resources.

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