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Steny Hoyer: “Shutting down the government because we don't have this…”

Featuring: Steny Hoyer, Democratic | U.S. House Maryland, 5th Congressional District

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Hoyer Discusses Retirement Announcement on Fox 5's 'On The Hill'

Published | Video Starts at 03:05

If you don't get changes in ice, could this lead to a government shutdown? Look, we've passed a bill on the cjs and we're going to be considering some other legislation. My view, Tom, is Shutting down the government because we don't have this happened, that happened or the other happened is not the way to operate. We what is the way to operate? And I agree with those who say we can cut ICE funding, we could do that surgically, dealing with ice, dealing with wanting … (03:05–03:12)

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Asserts that shutting down the government is not an effective way to operate.

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