This Congress, I introduced a version of my bill, the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation act, that uses the same bottoms up approach that is in President Trump's executive order. It has bipartisan support in both chambers. Last week, frustratingly, The House version of my bill was advanced but terminally weakened by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. They took out the designation part of the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act. The Senate should do better, and we should move the full bill on our side. (32:06–32:13)
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Asserts that the House Foreign Affairs Committee weakened the House version of Ted Cruz's bill.
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