Hakeem Jeffries: “There's a bipartisan bill that if brought to the floor…”

“I rise today in strong opposition to this partisan political stunt that Republicans have brought to the floor masquerading as legitimate legislation. There's a bipartisan bill that if brought to the floor today, can end the 42 day Trump Republican shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. But Republicans have concluded that they would rather continue to force TSA agents to work without pay, inconvenience millions of Americans all across the country and create chaos at airports.” (00:10–00:22)

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