Somehow, congressional Republicans were able to scrounge up $70 billion to fund the President’s mass deportation campaign, but they could not scrape together any money to help Illinoisans afford their groceries, gas, or health care as prices skyrocket.
Dick Durbin: “Somehow, congressional Republicans were able to scrounge up $70 billion to fund the President’s mass deportation…”
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Criticizing funding priorities in light of economic struggles.
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