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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Republicans do need 10 Democratic votes in the United States…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Published | Video Starts at 08:29

I believe that oftentimes they're given a free pass and that that this accepted logic just allows them to continue to vote without any resistance from their constituencies because we've accepted some foregone conclusion. But again, Democrats do have the ability there are 10 Republicans do need 10 Democratic votes in the United States Senate to pass continued unfettered ICE voting with no guardrails. as it stands. And I think that regardless of where you are in the Democratic Party, this moment and this incident proves that the status quo cannot stand. (08:29–08:39)

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Asserts that Republicans need 10 Democratic votes in the Senate to pass ICE funding without restrictions.

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