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Dick Durbin: “Senate Republicans left town after an internal revolt over…”

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

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Durbin Denounces Trump's Nearly $2 Billion Slush Fund For J6 Insurrectionists & Political Allies

Published | Video Starts at 00:20

So why aren't the Republican colleagues headed to the White House today for a flashy bill signing ceremony to fund more abuses by the ICE Agency? I'll tell you, because two weeks ago, Senate Republicans left town after an internal revolt over the President's so-called anti-weaponization fund. Nearly $1.8 billion. 1.8 billion. That's even more than the ballroom. $1.8 billion for a slush fund for the President's cronies and allies. Well, who would be eligible for any part of the $1.8 billion fund? (00:20–00:31)

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Asserts that Senate Republicans left due to a revolt over the anti-weaponization fund.

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