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Eric Schmitt: “Democrats are willing to sacrifice the paychecks and…”

Featuring: Eric Schmitt, Republican | U.S. Senate, Missouri

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Senator Schmitt Joins Fox News to Discuss Day 40 of Democrats' Blockade of DHS Funding

Published | Video Starts at 01:15

They know they can't pass legislation that would give amnesty the 15 million people that came here illegally. So their next best option is to make sure ICE can't deport anyone. And they Democrats are willing to sacrifice the paychecks and livelihoods of 260,000 Americans. 260,000Americans in the process. And so they don't care about that. They don't care about Sheridan Gordon, who was murdered in Chicago. They don't care about Lake and Riley. (01:15–01:25)

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