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Ruben Gallego: “ICE now is funded more than the United States Marine Corps.”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Published | Video Starts at 20:16

But you know, there was a really good compromise already. 100 senators agree that we are going to fund everything except for ice. ICE has plenty of money. Speaking of Marines, ICE now is funded more than the United States Marine Corps. And so they have plenty of money. They don't need an extra $10 billion to do more removal. (20:16–20:20)

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Asserts that ICE's funding exceeds that of the United States Marine Corps.

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