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Stephen Lynch: “When we had [John Kelly] in to the Democratic conference, he…”

Featuring: Stephen Lynch, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 8th Congressional District

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Rep. Stephen Lynch

Published | Video Starts at 03:00

… like Francisco Rodriguez and people like that who played by all the rules and then some once they came here. That's on Kelly's watch. Well, when we had him in, When we had [John Kelly] in to the Democratic conference, he said my responsibility is to enforce the law. and if you would like the law to be different, you have the power to change it. That was his approach put, putting it right back. (03:00–03:08)

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