Brian Schatz: “Hurricanes and floods and tornadoes and fires don’t pick and choose their targets based on how the last election went.”

But I want everybody to understand what they did in the process. They cut previously bipartisan priorities, and lots and lots of people died.

“But our work is not over, and this discussion was a chance to hear about what Congress can do to strengthen the law to improve compliance and speed up repatriation.”

And just so you know that I don't think this is an entirely partisan question.

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