Cory Booker: “My amendment does. It says the police officers in New Jersey…”

“I saw my first responders charging into those buildings. I know what police officers do every day. My amendment was just called the poison pill. That's ridiculous. Well, My amendment does. It says the police officers in New Jersey are just as important as the police officers in north or South Dakota. It says the police officers in New York are just as important as the police officers in Texas. It says the police officers in California are just as important as the police officers in Alabama.” (26:07–26:16)

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