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Angus King: “On January 9 of this year, the President of the United States said: We are going to come up with DACA. We are going to…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2018
On January 9 of this year, the President of the United States said: We are going to come up with DACA. We are going to do DACA, and then we can start immediately on phase two, which will be comprehensive. I think we have to do DACA first. Later that evening, he tweeted and said that in addition to DACA, we need to do the border. This is that bill. Much of the criticism are for things not in this bill. They weren't intended to be. This is a narrow bill dealing with DACA and border security. This is what the American people want us to do, and they are going to be puzzled if anyone in this body votes against a bill that will deal with DACA and border security.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine
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Feb 15, 2018

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