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Dick Durbin: Through the Chair, I would like to ask the Senator from Texas a question. He said repeatedly that the President is not…

On the recordJune 26, 2014
Through the Chair, I would like to ask the Senator from Texas a question. He said repeatedly that the President is not enforcing the existing law. We all acknowledge that there is a humanitarian crisis on our border, and I think we agree more than we disagree, but I do want to question the Senator's premise. Will the Senator from Texas tell me which existing law the President is not enforcing that has created this crisis?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Jun 26, 2014

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