It doubled the number of people on the job at the border, or, I mean, sorry, it increased by 1500 the number of border patrol agents. It also importantly invested in detection equipment that could speed up our ability to inspect vehicles coming in and out of the country for illicit contents, including fentanyl. Currently, without this technology and without the investment in this technology, we rely on border agents to selectively inspect a small percentage of the vehicles that come through every day. (29:32–29:52)
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