I don’t know what ‘operational control’ of the border means, but I do understand the English language. And as I understand that phrase, that’s not true. We do not have operational control.
Meaning of the quote
This quote shows that the speaker, John Cornyn, is not sure what the phrase "operational control of the border" means, but he understands the English language. He says that based on his understanding of the phrase, it is not true that the country has operational control of the border. In other words, the speaker is saying that the government's claim of having control over the border is not accurate, even though the speaker may not fully understand the technical meaning of "operational control".
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When it rains, it pours – figuratively and literally.
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Justices are not politicians. They don’t run on a political platform, and senators should not ask them to do so.
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The enemy is not Islam, the great world faith, but a perversion of Islam.
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But I do think it’s unwise, and it – to build a mosque at the site where 3,000 Americans lost their lives as a result of a terrorist attack. And I think to me it demonstrates that the – that Washington, the White House, the administration, the President himself seems to be disconnected from the mainstream of America.
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Senators will do what they think they need to do to represent their constituents.
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