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Dick Durbin: “This MAGA slush fund of $1.8 billion for those who came into…”

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

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Durbin Slams Trump's $1 Billion Ballroom And Slush Fund For Jan. 6 Insurrectionists & Trump Allies

Published | Video Starts at 10:33

He said that we don't have any respect for law and order and the policemen and law enforcement officials who enforce it. This MAGA slush fund of $1.8 billion for those who came into the Capitol and sacked this building and did their darnedest to hurt our law enforcement agents speaks for itself. What we feel on Democratic side is that the men and women in law enforcement deserve our respect. They should be held to the same standards in the Capitol and in the federal government as they're held in every state. (10:33–10:46)

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Asserts that a $1.8 billion fund is intended for those who attacked the Capitol and law enforcement.

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