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Hakeem Jeffries: “In the same ugly bill, add $191 billion to the Department of…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 03:43

And they did all of that so they could enact massive tax breaks for their billionaire donors. And In the same ugly bill, add $191 billion to the Department of Homeland Security, including giving $75 billion to ICE so this killing machine could be unleashed on the American people. And you're asking me about what happened in March of 2025 when every single House Democrat and every single Senate Democrat stood against that bill. (03:43–04:01)

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Asserts that $191 billion was added to DHS, including $75 billion to ICE.

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