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Elissa Slotkin: “It hit this wall with the Republicans that I think is…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 05:12

… to put $1.8 billion of taxpayer dollars in a special fund that he controlled to decide who should listen to the courts, who should. Who has been aggrieved. I think It hit this wall with the Republicans that I think is important. and I think. But it fits into a bigger narrative of the president just feeling like he doesn't have to follow the rules. His people don't have to follow the rules. (05:12–05:17)

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Asserts that Republican opposition was significant in blocking the $1.8 billion fund.

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