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Ron Johnson: “In the end, only 36 miles of actual double layer fencing was…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Johnson Floor Speech on the Border Crisis 5/20

Published | Video Starts at 00:42

In 2006, Congress passed something called the Secure Fence act of 2006. What that piece of legislation did is it authorized 700 miles of what was supposed to be double layer fencing. Now In the end, only 36 miles of actual double layer fencing was constructed. Another 613 miles consisting of about 299 miles of vehicle fencing. In other words, people could just walk right through it. And another 314 miles of single layer pedestrian barrier fencing was actually built. (00:42–00:49)

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Asserts that only 36 miles of double-layer fencing were constructed from the Secure Fence Act.

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