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Vicente Gonzalez: “Defending our borders have always been a federal…”

Featuring: Vicente Gonzalez, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 34

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Rep Vicente Gonzalez CNN Interview 7.22.23

Published | Video Starts at 02:23

In your view, how far does that authority reach? There's a point where the state jurisdiction ends and the federal jurisdiction begins, and certainly along the border in the middle of the river. Defending our borders have always been a federal jurisdiction. and we've always worked well with our state partners. This is the first time, and this is why there's complaints within his own department. (02:23–02:29)

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