John Thune: “Republicans have law enforcement's back.”

“And as a consequence of that, we're having to deal in a way that allows us to do this with Republican votes, because Republicans have law enforcement's back. And we will do everything that we can to ensure that they have all they need to keep our country, our border, and our communities safe.” (02:03–02:06)

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