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Tom Cole: “Almost $70 billion worth of illegal drugs, according to the…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

U.S. Rep. Tom Cole talks border security and calls for impeachment

Published March 22, 2019 | Video Starts at 10:13

I think this is probably another manifestation of it, but I have to judge it on Two bases. Number one, is there an emergency on a border? In my opinion, Almost $70 billion worth of illegal drugs, according to the estimates we have coming across the [southern] border. board. Literally thousands of people caught up in human trafficking, victims of sexual exploitation, 76,000 people last month that we apprehended, others that obviously we didn't because we don't get everybody. (10:13)

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Asserts that an estimated $70 billion worth of illegal drugs cross the southern border.

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“The district produces more tires than any congressional district in America because of the Goodyear facility in Lawton and the Michelin…”
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“The 1976 act in which Congress gave the President the power to declare a national emergency has been used almost 60 times.”
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“This is the first [national emergency declaration] that's ever been challenged on constitutional grounds.”
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“It's also, though, the first time Congress has voted to override a [national emergency] declaration.”
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“76,000 people last month that we apprehended [at the southern border].”
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“The district has 20,000 producing oil and gas wells.”
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“The district has 13 to 14,000 farms and ranches.”
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“The district is number seven in the country in terms of the number of horses per capita.”
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“The district has five different colleges and universities.”
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“The district has 11 different Indian tribes with jurisdictions over part.”
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“The Chickasaw is the largest tribe in the district.”
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“The district has a big federal presence, including the National Severe Storm Laboratory in Norman and the EPA Groundwater Research center in…”
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“He [President Trump] offered to split the difference in terms of money [for border security].”
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“I think [young people today] are better educated, more civil and tolerant, and have a high civic commitment.”
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“Most Oklahoma members do more town halls than the average member in other parts of the country.”
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“We've had two crises on the southern border declared by President Obama.”
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“We got him $1.4 billion toward the wall when Speaker Pelosi had said, not a dollar or actually one dollar to be fair to it.”
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“In the interim between the money he already has and I think the money that nobody contests, he could take like drug interdiction money and…”
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“I think some [military construction projects] may be delayed because the Pentagon will come right back the next year.”
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“A real infrastructure bill probably would call for some sort of tax increase, probably a gasoline tax increase.”
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“Gasoline prices are lower than they've been in quite some time, and it looks like they're going to stay that way for a while.”
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“The sheer scope of the investigations Democrats have launched where the president concerned... are going to consume a lot of legislative…”
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“There are 31 [Democratic members] that are holding Trump seats.”
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“The country right now is at relative peace, really successful coming off the elimination of the physical caliphate.”
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“The economy right now is good.”
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“President Obama suffered a pretty staggering midterm loss, worse than President Trump because he lost ground in both houses.”
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“To get on a ballot, you'd have to have 2/3 of both the House and the Senate agree.”
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“Three quarters of the states would have to agree [to a constitutional amendment].”
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“It's not going to change between now and the next presidential election, that's for sure.”
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