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Henry Cuellar: “This bill cuts the OIG by 12%.”

Featuring: Henry Cuellar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 28

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Rep. Cuellar Pushes for Responsible Homeland Security Investments

Published | Video Starts at 02:26

For example, what the bill doubles the funding for body worn cameras. There's nothing this bill requiring its use during immigration enforcement operations or ensure that the video is retained. This bill cuts the OIG by 12%. and I had time to spend time with them by 12% and stripped oversight we had agreed to last year for detention facility oversight when detention capacity for ICE is … (02:26–02:51)

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Asserts that the bill reduces the Office of Inspector General's budget by 12%.

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