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On the recordJuly 18, 2018
Mr. Speaker, I will vote for this resolution, but it is not about abolish or support ICE. I respect the need for interior and immigration enforcement, and I have concerns about how this administration is doing it. Enough of political games, catering to the loudest and most extreme voices in both parties. Let's check our ideology at the door. Let's get to work on bipartisan, commonsense immigration reform. That is what the people want us to do.
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Jim Costa
Democratic · California

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