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Burgess Owens: “We don't defund ICE. Like, we don't define law enforcement…”

Featuring: Burgess Owens, Republican | U.S. House Utah, District 4

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KUTV "Connect to Congress" Interview with Rep. Burgess Owens

Published | Video Starts at 15:08

So if you don't like that, have your congressman change things in D.C. we don't attack our law enforcement. We don't defund ICE. Like, we don't define law enforcement like we did four or five years ago. Sadly, this is the way, again, the other side looks at it. They want chaos, they want anger. They want people disrespecting authority. I kind of just grew up at a different time. (15:08–15:14)

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