That's according to the US Customs border control. Mister Bacom, what action should, should Congress take to secure the US southern border? There's no question we have to secure the border. And There was a bipartisan border security package that was in Congress, and unfortunately, Congressman Nunn and his colleagues let it die purely for political purposes. This bipartisan bill was supported by the border patrol agents. It would have added more agents to the border. It would have deployed barriers. It would have deployed smart technology to identify drugs like fentanyl. (12:51–13:02)
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Asserts that a bipartisan border security package was allowed to fail by Congressman Nunn and colleagues for political reasons.
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