James Lankford: “For three years, [the White House] had chosen to do nothing…”

“And working with the White House was very clear. They didn't want to do any of it. And at that time, For three years, [the White House] had chosen to do nothing but open the border up. and during the negotiations had drugged their feet through the whole process. My emphasis was we should get as much done as we possibly can get done, do that, then come back and do the rest.” (02:58–03:03)

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