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Elissa Slotkin: “Two months ago, in December, I thought we finally had gotten…”

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

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Rep. Slotkin Speaks on House Floor about Bipartisan Immigration Reform

Published | Video Starts at 02:31

There is no greater responsibility for those of us who are elected to protect our citizens and no greater responsibility to work on solutions that do just that. Two months ago, in December, I thought we finally had gotten over a major hump. We were at a moment where Democrats and Republicans here in the White House, in the Senate, across the, across the country were all saying that we needed to work on immigration. (02:31–02:37)

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Asserts that in December, there was significant progress on immigration reform.

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