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Jasmine Crockett: “Our power as members of Congress to conduct oversight is…”

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

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Jasmine Crockett Criticizes Trump Administration's Oversight and ICE Actions in New Jersey Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 07:57

She has announced criminal charges against Congresswoman McIver for, quote, impeding and interfering with law enforcement. However, Our power as members of Congress to conduct oversight is found in the Constitution and federal law. In fact, the federal law explicitly prohibits DHS from, quote, preventing a member of Congress from entering for the purpose of conducting oversight any facility operated by or for the … (07:57–08:05)

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Asserts that congressional oversight is constitutionally and legally supported.

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