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Veronica Escobar: “They were able to put money back into the offices of civil…”

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 02:26

I mean, I am grateful to them for their work, for everything they did to try to create some additional transparency. They were able to put money back into the offices of civil rights, for example, which is super important. And that was money that Trump had done away with completely. They've included funding for body cameras. (02:26–02:33)

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Asserts that funding was restored to the offices of civil rights.

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