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Edward Markey: “I was the first senator to call for the abolition of [ICE].”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey responds to WBZ debate between Seth Moulton and John Deaton

Published | Video Starts at 01:21

What's your response? Well, this is the most energized I have ever been. I have voted against more of Donald Trump's nominees than any other member of the United States Senate. I was the first senator to call for the abolition of [ICE]. ice. I get up every single morning saying that I have to fight for working families in our state who have been harmed by this Trump agenda. (01:21–01:26)

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