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Top Republican: Border Patrol Caught People on Terrorist Watch List at U.S.-Mexico Border
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Fox News Channel (FNC)

Name: Fox News Channel (FNC)

URL: https://www.foxnews.com

Show
America Reports

Name: America Reports

URL: https://www.foxnews.com/shows/america-reports

Persons
John Katko

Name: John Katko

Employment: U.S. House of Representatives

Position: Congressman

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03/15/2021 05:47 pm
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Zoran (staff)
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0:03:40
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102
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5
Transcript
KATKO Good afternoon everybody ░░░░░░░░ thank you for coming ░░░░░░░░ fact Kevin s right ░░░░░░░░ just lived right up ░░░░░░░░ road in Sunland Park ░░░░░░░░ as a federal organized ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor back in the ░░░░░░░░ And I was charged ░░░░░░░░ going after the drug ░░░░░░░░ And I had a ░░░░░░░░ understanding then and I ░░░░░░░░ now that the cartels ░░░░░░░░ when to exploit the ░░░░░░░░ border and they re ░░░░░░░░ it now masterfully They ░░░░░░░░ doing it because President ░░░░░░░░ rolled back a lot ░░░░░░░░ the orders of the ░░░░░░░░ administration that were working ░░░░░░░░ of the perhaps most ░░░░░░░░ things I ve heard ░░░░░░░░ a long time is ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi and some in ░░░░░░░░ administration saying that this ░░░░░░░░ caused by a pent ░░░░░░░░ demand from the previous ░░░░░░░░ There s always a ░░░░░░░░ up demand for crime ░░░░░░░░ the border illegally is ░░░░░░░░ and so we shouldn ░░░░░░░░ accommodate that pent up ░░░░░░░░ and they seem to ░░░░░░░░ signaling that we should ░░░░░░░░ here s what s ░░░░░░░░ there s no question ░░░░░░░░ trip has confirmed it ░░░░░░░░ me there is indeed ░░░░░░░░ at the border by ░░░░░░░░ order No question about ░░░░░░░░ We went first to ░░░░░░░░ detention facility 48 million ░░░░░░░░ build They re spending ░░░░░░░░ of thousands of dollars ░░░░░░░░ day just to feed ░░░░░░░░ surge They re spending ░░░░░░░░ of thousand dollars more ░░░░░░░░ day to clothe them ░░░░░░░░ to transfer them All ░░░░░░░░ money is being taken ░░░░░░░░ from things we re ░░░░░░░░ here in the country ░░░░░░░░ could benefit our citizens ░░░░░░░░ is so bad from ░░░░░░░░ financial standpoint for Border ░░░░░░░░ that as Kevin alluded ░░░░░░░░ they re taking money ░░░░░░░░ the future payments down ░░░░░░░░ road later in the ░░░░░░░░ of Border Patrol salaries ░░░░░░░░ Border Patrol pensions just ░░░░░░░░ try and pay for ░░░░░░░░ surge that s going ░░░░░░░░ right now that was ░░░░░░░░ by this President And ░░░░░░░░ re hoping for supplemental ░░░░░░░░ that supplemental doesn t ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ the heck we re ░░░░░░░░ to even to pay ░░░░░░░░ guys What are we ░░░░░░░░ Right What are we ░░░░░░░░ Another thing they are ░░░░░░░░ testing these individuals We ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ in there today not ░░░░░░░░ of them has had ░░░░░░░░ Covid test and they ░░░░░░░░ transferring to other places ░░░░░░░░ Covid tests Border Patrol ░░░░░░░░ have only been inoculated ░░░░░░░░ 50 to 60 percent ░░░░░░░░ the most right now ░░░░░░░░ re exposed every day ░░░░░░░░ this and this is ░░░░░░░░ that the President has ░░░░░░░░ with this surge So ░░░░░░░░ we went over to ░░░░░░░░ monument three right around ░░░░░░░░ hill here and we ░░░░░░░░ firsthand what was going ░░░░░░░░ And Kevin alluded to ░░░░░░░░ s going on hundreds ░░░░░░░░ people a day coming ░░░░░░░░ We saw gaps in ░░░░░░░░ wall that made no ░░░░░░░░ They were almost done ░░░░░░░░ on January 20th at ░░░░░░░░ they were instructed to ░░░░░░░░ And now we have ░░░░░░░░ because of that and ░░░░░░░░ re exploiting those vulnerabilities ░░░░░░░░ perhaps worse than that ░░░░░░░░ agents that guard that ░░░░░░░░ that s now vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ being pulled away to ░░░░░░░░ feed and clothe these ░░░░░░░░ coming across And by ░░░░░░░░ way when kids come ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ the drug traffickers are ░░░░░░░░ it think again Most ░░░░░░░░ them have a piece ░░░░░░░░ tape across their shirt ░░░░░░░░ instructions on who they ░░░░░░░░ where they re going ░░░░░░░░ what information to get ░░░░░░░░ what they need to ░░░░░░░░ so that s very ░░░░░░░░ and they re paying ░░░░░░░░ lot of money per ░░░░░░░░ to get them across ░░░░░░░░ right The last thing ░░░░░░░░ ll tell you is ░░░░░░░░ that very much concerns ░░░░░░░░ as the Homeland Security ░░░░░░░░ member people they ve ░░░░░░░░ in the last few ░░░░░░░░ over there in sector ░░░░░░░░ or monument three have ░░░░░░░░ on a terror watch ░░░░░░░░ Individuals that they have ░░░░░░░░ the watch list for ░░░░░░░░ are now starting to ░░░░░░░░ the southern border We ░░░░░░░░ to wake up we ░░░░░░░░ to understand Listen Mr ░░░░░░░░ Biden you re an ░░░░░░░░ guy Why don t ░░░░░░░░ just admit you made ░░░░░░░░ mistake with this policy ░░░░░░░░ go back to the ░░░░░░░░ it was and keep ░░░░░░░░ safe for all of ░░░░░░░░ and use that money ░░░░░░░░ we re wasting down ░░░░░░░░ on our American citizens ░░░░░░░░ doors should not be ░░░░░░░░ and we should have ░░░░░░░░ the right way.”
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