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Tim Kaine: “The mayor in me, the governor in me gets mad when things…”

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… them over and they turned a blind eye and somebody got hurt, I would be willing definitely to create liability And I'll just conclude, Mr. Chair, and say, you know, The mayor in me, the governor in me gets mad when things like this get blamed on mayors and governors, when often it's complete dysfunction at the federal level under multiple administrations. That's the real culprit. I yield back. Right. The lawyer in me wants to hold people accountable who create problems. Senator Scott, thank you, Chairman. (05:00–05:14)

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Asserts that federal dysfunction, not local officials, is often to blame for immigration enforcement issues.

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