We passed the most comprehensive border security bill in my first weeks on the job. What my colleague here has talked about is a straight up lie. There was never a bill that came out of the Senate. There was never a bill to vote against. There was never a bill to vote for. More importantly, we have the equivalent of three Iowas who have come into our country to the tune of upwards of $9 million. (13:41–13:47)
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Denies the existence of a Senate bill on border security to vote on.
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