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On the recordMarch 17, 2016
I yield myself an additional 1 minute. I find it so annoying that they argue this is Congress' job; yet the very people arguing that it is Congress' job are the people who are preventing Congress from doing its job. Thank goodness the President used his executive authority, which already exists, to move forward in prioritizing immigration cases just as President Reagan did, just as President Bush did. If those on the other side believe that Congress should solve this, let them stop standing in the way. I reserve the balance of my time.
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado
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Mar 17, 2016

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