Lauren Boebert: “People want us to do the right thing and put Americans…”

“I talk with Americans from coast to coast, from our southern border to our northern border, the heartland of America to the Rocky Mountains. People want us to do the right thing and put Americans first. This is a common sense sense amendment that reserves these special limited opportunities for American citizens. Our service academies again should remain focused on producing American military leaders for the American armed forces.” (05:43–05:50)

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