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Scott Perry: “22,000 border agents not on the border, not standing on the…”

Featuring: Scott Perry, Republican | U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 10

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'Reject This Bill': Scott Perry Blasts Government Spending Package

Published | Video Starts at 01:12

That's the march madness that's happening at our country. And what is the left, the Democrats, what are they going to run on when they pass this bill? 22,000 border agents, 41,500 detention beds, 22,000 border agents not on the border, not standing on the border with uniformed service members because they're back processing people illegally into the country. That's what they're doing. The beds, the beds will go unslept in. We're going to have more of them. These people aren't going to the beds. (01:12–01:23)

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Asserts that 22,000 border agents are not stationed at the border but are processing people illegally entering the country.

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