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Ruben Gallego: “Your department is overspending right now. It's on track to…”

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

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Ruben Gallego Challenges Kristi Noem on DHS Spending and Luxury Jet Request Amid Medicaid Cuts

Published | Video Starts at 00:23

That's the question Sen. Ruben Gallego came loaded with. And what followed was nothing short of a political gut check. But let me get to my first question. Your department is overspending right now. It's on track to run out of money again by mid July to support a mass deportation campaign that can't be afford. At the same time though, you recently requested a $50 million allotment for a private Gulfstream jet. That's $50 million of taxpayer money to subsidize some of your national tours you've been going on. (00:23–00:32)

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Asserts that the department is overspending and will run out of money by mid-July due to a deportation campaign.

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