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Markwayne Mullin: “The President would be able to deem them essential…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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SEN MULLIN: 'President Trump is not weak about this.' | Brian Kilmeade Show

Published | Video Starts at 13:00

Do you think on some level political operatives are urging them for another shutdown to slow down this economy growing at. Over 4%, it really wouldn't shut us down. We were able, The President would be able to deem them essential employees. We'd be able to take money that was appropriated for dhs, okay, for border agents and ICE agents. We'd be able to string it over to TSA agents and it would be able to continue to move forward. (13:00–13:04)

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Asserts that the President can designate employees as essential during a shutdown.

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