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Mike Lee: “The states can't even trust the Department of Homeland…”

Featuring: Mike Lee, Republican | U.S. Senate from Utah

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Sen. Lee Stands for SAVE America Act: March 21st

Published | Video Starts at 28:29

So this is where it gets interesting. They argued we can't even trust the states. The states can't even trust the Department of Homeland Security or anyone in the Trump administration with that data that under the Save America act, they would be required to supply to the Department of Homeland Security for this review. We can't. Why? Well, the argument, they use a lot more words to say it, but it basically boils down to three words. Orange man bad. Now that's not a good reason. (28:29–28:44)

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Asserts that the Save America Act requires states to supply data to the Department of Homeland Security.

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