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Veronica Escobar: “The Senate leadership finally agreed, thanks to, to an…”

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

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U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana

Published | Video Starts at 09:30

In the Senate, the Senate Majority leader said, nope, we want the Senate to vote on all of them. And so, despite the objections from Senate Democrats, it was going to be one vote on everything altogether. The Senate leadership finally agreed, thanks to, to an agreement from Donald Trump, separate the five remaining funding bills. Labor, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Defense, others. And a two week, what's called a CR continuing resolution, a temporary funding patch to give Senate Republicans two weeks on DHS to negotiate more permanent reforms. (09:30–09:39)

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Asserts that Senate leadership agreed, with Donald Trump's support, to separate the five remaining funding bills.

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