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Rosa DeLauro: “Speaking of what doesn't belong in an appropriations bill…”

Featuring: Rosa DeLauro, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 3rd Congressional District

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Senators are gonna get a million, a couple of million, $500,000. And we're not gonna give money to help a father pay for his health care. Is that what's going on here? Ranking member. Speaking of what doesn't belong in an appropriations bill, this doesn't belong in an appropriations bill. Really? Review by an ethics committee that says that they can be paid off. We hadn't. It's just outrageous what's happened here. But in terms of the process which so violates. (12:50–12:57)

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Asserts that certain content does not belong in an appropriations bill.

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