Mr. Baldwin. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to start, as did the ranking member, by putting this hearing into some larger perspective. This week, Republicans are trying to ramp through a partisan funding bill that does nothing to address the issues that I hear about from Wisconsinites. when I'm home. Meanwhile, we saw the President create a $1.8 billion slush fund to pay out to his supporters, some convicted felons with taxpayer money. (00:14–00:24)
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