Hillary Scholten: “Last year, the Trump administration used an $83.8 billion…”

“Congress has until the end of the month to pass nine spending bills, including funding for the Department of Homeland Security, the agency responsible for ICE. Last year, the Trump administration used an $83.8 billion windfall from one big, beautiful bill to expand ICE operations and embolden the agency to become increasingly aggressive. In plain terms, that windfall meant billions in extra money handed to corporations with no requirement to create jobs, invest in innovation or lower costs for families.” (03:24–03:38)

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