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Gary Peters: “I will be voting no on the bill before us. Unless DHS…”

Featuring: Gary Peters, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Michigan

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Peters Condemns Fatal Shootings in Minneapolis, Calls for Commonsense Reforms to DHS

Published | Video Starts at 03:39

In this moment, we have no choice but to stand up for our communities, for Renee Goode, for Alex Preddy, and for the very principles that our country was founded on. That's why I will be voting no on the bill before us. Unless DHS funding is stripped out or unless critical reforms are incorporated into the bill. If the leader put the other five appropriation bills on the floor today, they would pass. They would pass with bipartisan support. Overwhelming bipartisan support. (03:39–03:48)

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Asserts intention to vote no on the bill unless DHS funding is removed or reforms are added.

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