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Veronica Escobar: “We passed the Farmworker Modernization Act.”

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

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Congresswoman Escobar on MSNBC's José Díaz-Balart Reports

Published | Video Starts at 02:51

The real solution, Jose, obviously, is for Congress to pass legislation to make, you know, the House as you know, passed the Dream and Promise Act. We passed the Farmworker Modernization Act. We are wanting to see passage of the president's more comprehensive immigration bill, but because of the Senate and their instrument of obstruction called the filibuster, we're not able to do it. (02:51–02:54)

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