Ruben Gallego: “I signed on to a bill, the only Democrats signed to a bill…”

“One of the first things that I did when I got to Congress, I worked with Congresswoman Martha McSally, a Republican from southern Arizona, to get veterans to join border Patrol. Even recently, I signed on to a bill, the only Democrats signed to a bill, Representative Crenshaw of Texas, to get more federal law enforcement, make it easier for them to actually join border Patrol. something that has been very difficult. And some of the border Patrol agents themselves told me they wanted to be able to do. Thank you, misses Lake. Two minutes.” (08:21–08:31)

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