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Veronica Escobar: “Last December, when we passed our appropriations bill, the…”

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

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Congresswoman Escobar joins MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell

Published | Video Starts at 03:17

The bill that's coming to the floor next week by my Republican colleagues. Again, Andrea is going to make things worse. I'm very concerned about the way that they have limited funds. Last December, when we passed our appropriations bill, the administration asked for significantly more money in order to deal with this with, with the lifting of Title 32. Largely, most Republicans voted against those, those resources they need to meet us halfway at the table. We have to find a real solution. Solution. (03:17–03:31)

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Asserts that the administration requested significantly more funding in the last appropriations bill to address issues related to the lifting of Title 32.

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