Josh Hawley: “In Austin, Texas, three people were fatally shot outside of…”

“In light of that, is it a good time for DHS to be shut down? Sir, I think with the current conditions, this is the worst time we could possibly do it. A few days before that, In Austin, Texas, three people were fatally shot outside of a bar there when a gunman opened fire in the early hours of a Sunday morning. That gunman also had potential terrorist ties. And yet DHS is shut down. Just a week ago, a gunman loaded his truck with incendiary devices and rammed it into the Temple Israel Synagogue outside Detroit, Michigan.” (01:35–01:46)

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