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Veronica Escobar: “That $140 billion could fund the entire Department of…”

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

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Rep. Escobar provides opening remarks on the FY 2026 Republican Budget

Published | Video Starts at 01:49

The one big beautiful bill, which provides tax breaks to billionaires by making drastic cuts to programs Americans depend on, also gave ICE and CBP $140 billion. This was for President Trump's mass deportation program. But That $140 billion could fund the entire Department of Homeland Security through next year. So why are we really here? In the wake of the killings of Renee Good and Alex Preddy, Republicans are choosing to jam through additional funding for ICE and CBP … (01:49–01:58)

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Asserts that $140 billion is enough to fund DHS for a year.

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