They had a bipartisan bill with Republicans and Democrats supporting it that would have had more protections at the borders, but a legal pathway to citizenship for folks who are here with work in order to establish that legal citizenship. When I first got to Congress in 2013 was the last time we had a bill like this. And we had 69 bipartisan votes. When you hear 69 bipartisan anything these days, right? It had much of that in there and more. (49:25–49:30)
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