… civil rights and the civil liberties of every person in America, because when one person has his or her constitutional rights violated, every American citizen's rights are put at risk. The bill before US eliminates over $37 million from the office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, leaving the office with a mere $4.9 million, a 90% cut. to investigate what I expect could be hundreds of new complaints of civil rights and constitutional violations by an increasing number of individuals who are now going to be interacting with immigration officials. (01:37–01:53)
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Asserts that the bill cuts over $37 million from the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, a 90% reduction.
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