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On the recordMarch 5, 2021
my motion to commit is to send this bill back to the Finance Committee to adopt the commonsense rule that should have been in there from the beginning that we are not going to give bailout money to sanctuary States and sanctuary cities. Now, to whom are the States and cities giving sanctuary? Criminal illegal aliens. Where is the sanctuary for their victims? Why should cities and States that refuse to cooperate with Federal law enforcement receive Federal bailouts? They should not. I reserve my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Illinois.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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