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Chuck Schumer: “Senate Republicans know full well they were the ones who…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Speaking from the Senate floor.

Published | Video Starts at 05:32

Now on Republican inaction on ice, two more people have been gunned down in the street by Trump's ICE agents, and all Republicans have done is shrug their shoulders and point fingers. Senate Republicans know full well they were the ones who abandoned common sense reforms to rein in ICE on multiple occasions. Yesterday, Senator Collins of Maine tried pinning the blame on Democrats even though she voted against an amendment requiring ICE to wear body cameras just last month. Absolutely shameless. (05:32–05:40)

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