But even after Senator James Lankford, a very conservative Republican in the Senate, cobbled together with the administration's help and support and cooperation, cobbled together a compromise bill to give the administration legal authority to do expulsions, that hasn't come up. The speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, has said that [the compromise bill] is dead on arrival. It's obvious that they're not looking for a solution. They just want to have something to complain about for the next election. I'm Congressman Matt Cartwright. I thank you for your time. (02:28–02:33)
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