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James Lankford: “President Biden has significant executive authorities he's…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Senate border bill re-introduction just politics Sen. James Lankford The Hill

Published | Video Starts at 02:12

And I don't know why this has become the issue of just being politics for the next several months, other than we're in the middle of the presidential campaign. Everybody's trying to be able to get leverage on it. Right now. The President Biden has significant executive authorities he's choosing not to use. You don't even have to compare it to President Trump. You can go back to President Obama. We have the exact same immigration laws under President Obama. (02:12–02:17)

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