Amy Klobuchar: “The money that was passed this summer, $75 billion making…”

“I'm opposed to this ICE funding bill, and I am very appreciative that people are starting to talk about reforms to this agency. But The money that was passed this summer, $75 billion making this agency bigger than the FBI, that was wrong. I opposed it, as did my Democratic colleagues. The cost continued to mount. Right now, our federal, state, and local governments are spending an estimated $18 million a week on the surge in Minnesota alone.” (12:26–12:35)

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