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Darrell Issa: “He recognized there are costs to doing nothing, and he looked for opportunities that are permitted in current law to…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2014
He recognized there are costs to doing nothing, and he looked for opportunities that are permitted in current law to avoid some of the costs.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Issa explains the President's actions in response to congressional inaction on immigration.

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