Last year, on a bipartisan basis, we put together really strong border security legislation. 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. (29:26–29:32)
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Asserts that the legislation increased the number of border patrol agents by 1500.
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