Now, the legislation that the senator from New Jersey just objected to is Cruz Durbin. Its lead Democrat author is Senator Dick Durbin, the whip for the Democrat party. This is not partisan legislation. And indeed, This exact legislation, Senator Booker, who just objected, voted for it just two years ago in this Congress. It passed 100 to nothing. And one of those 100 was my friend, Senator Booker. He voted yes. By the way, one of the most vocal advocates of this legislation was Senator Booker's former colleague, Senator Bob Menendez, another Cuban American. (12:51–13:04)
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