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Jasmine Crockett: “We could not do anything. We could not function.”

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

Extended interview_ Jasmine Crockett talks through her first 2 weeks in Congress

Published January 24, 2023 | Video Starts at 03:43

And we did not want to alarm the general public, but we needed to get this done. And not being able to be privy. To any classified documents, absolutely, We could not do anything. We could not function. And so with that, we were saying, no, we don't want a recess. And they were saying, yes, yes, yes, recess, because they didn't have the votes. (03:43–03:46)

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