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Hillary Scholten: “The House is being asked to approve tens of billions of…”

Featuring: Hillary Scholten, Democratic | U.S. House Michigan, District 3

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Let's Talk Reconciliation

Published | Video Starts at 01:35

Democrats push for greater transparency and accountability within ICE and CBP because that's what the American people wanted, along with reasonable guardrails to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly and enforcement actions are carried out appropriately. These proposals were rejected. So now The House is being asked to approve tens of billions of dollars in new funding without additional safeguards. At a time when families across West Michigan are worried about the cost of groceries, housing, child care, health care, people expect Congress to focus on lowering costs and solving everyday problems. (01:35–01:42)

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Claims that the House is asked to approve significant funding without added safeguards.

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