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Jasmine Crockett: “[A colleague] is now facing 17 years in prison somehow for…”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "How Many More People Have to Die?"

Published | Video Starts at 00:31

Because she wanted to make sure that people weren't dying in that facility in New Jersey, [A colleague] is now facing 17 years in prison somehow for doing her job. Why is it that we can't just come to D.C. and do what we were elected to do, which is to make sure that these federal officers are protecting and serving instead? (00:31–00:37)

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Asserts that a colleague is facing 17 years in prison for conducting oversight at the Dilley facility.

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