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Brian Schatz: “They left early on the 25th specifically to avoid a vote on…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Schatz To House Republicans On Third Week Of Vacation: Get Back To Work

Published | Video Starts at 00:46

Now, we call that a district work period or a home work period. And that's true. We need to be home to interact with our constituents. But that's what August is for. So here's what happened. They left early on the 25th specifically to avoid a vote on the Epstein files. Then they had this week off, this week off, this week off, this week off, this week off, this day off. Come back. 1, 2, 3. Long weekend. (00:46–00:53)

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Asserts that the House left early to avoid voting on the Epstein files.

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