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Dick Durbin: “Despite resounding bipartisan criticism and admitting that…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin to Blanche: Trump lost the 2020 election 'any eighth grader in America knows that'

Published | Video Starts at 04:44

You defended the slush fund by claiming people hurt. Police get money. Who hurt police get money all the time, end quote. Despite resounding bipartisan criticism and admitting that it was a mistake, you've refused to rescind the order creating this fund. That order can still be found on the Department of Justice's website today. We talked about this yesterday in my office. I didn't quite understand your explanation. (04:44–04:54)

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Asserts that Mr. Blanche has refused to rescind the order creating the $2 billion fund despite bipartisan criticism.

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