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Matt Gaetz: “The human beings that are impacted right now by abuse in…”

Featuring: Matt Gaetz, Republican | Former U.S. House, Florida's 1st District

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Nancy Mace on Matt Gaetz Show

Published | Video Starts at 00:33

Frankly, I'd go a step further. I'd not only bar migrants from, from entry for abusing animals or deport them if they do. I'd be fine deporting Americans who abuse animals. The human beings that are impacted right now by abuse in Washington, D.C. are those who work at the Department of Homeland Security. Some have been furloughed now without pay during this government shutdown. Some have been forced to work without pay. The partial shutdown will have impacts. As North Carolina Congressman Mark Harris explained to us exclusively last evening, there's too many things at risk. (00:33–00:46)

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Asserts that Department of Homeland Security employees are furloughed without pay due to the government shutdown.

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