Republicans and Democrats came together, increased our gas tax to be one of the highest in the country. I stood up against that and I voted no. I also pushed for the expansion of E VERIFY against my own leadership. And when it ultimately came up for a vote, every single Republican voted for it and a majority of Democrats. We were able to expand that and protect American jobs. (30:38–30:43)
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Asserts that Ryan Mackenzie advocated for expanding E-VERIFY, opposing his party leadership.
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