And let me tell you, the people of Texas, we owe them a debt of gratitude because they spent $15 billion of their own tax money to protect us. Money that the Biden administration never returned to them. Never. Can you imagine you and your tax money being used to protect the border? Isn't that a federal function? Exactly. The border of Texas is as long as from Atlanta, Georgia, to Portland, Oregon. (13:10–13:15)
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Asserts that the Biden administration did not reimburse Texas for border protection expenses.
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