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JB Pritzker: “We [Democrats] had the ability to do [comprehensive…”

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American Conversations: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

Published | Video Starts at 01:46

What about comprehensive immigration reform? What about all the other things I just mentioned? It's been since 2009. We [Democrats] had the ability to do [comprehensive immigration reform] and didn't get it done. Time to get it done. All right, Agenda 48, I am there. I'll be the scribe while you and the people across the country figure out what you want on that. (01:46–42:24)

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Asserts that Democrats had the opportunity to pass comprehensive immigration reform in 2009 but did not.

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