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Ruben Gallego: “I have voted for border walls in the past and actually…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Published | Video Starts at 06:49

So this is why it was important that we were, that the border security compromise bill passed, because it had a lot of those elements. And I have voted for border walls in the past and actually hundreds of miles with the border walls, because where appropriate, with the proper manpower and staffing, it does work. What doesn't work is when you put a border wall without the manpower and without the actual laws that you need to implement behind it, because it doesn't end up being of any use. (06:49–06:59)

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Asserts that he has voted for hundreds of miles of border walls in the past, where appropriate.

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