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Veronica Escobar: “Having this prohibition in the bill would have meant they…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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DHS Funding Bill w/ Rep. Veronica Escobar

Published | Video Starts at 07:49

They want to crush dissent. They are doing everything they can to silence voices. And Having this prohibition in the bill would have meant they would have had to abide by that law and not go after U.S. citizens. So I want people to understand just how brazen is this White House is. Yeah, we're talking about amendments in the Constitution. (07:49)

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Asserts that the prohibition would have legally prevented targeting U.S. citizens.

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