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Eric Schmitt: “What I'm saying in this bill is if you do those things to the American people, if you take advantage of taxpayers… if…”

On the recordJune 6, 2026
What I'm saying in this bill is if you do those things to the American people, if you take advantage of taxpayers… if you commit a terrorist act, if you commit wholesale welfare fraud, within 10 years, you're damn right we're deporting you.
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Eric Schmitt
Republican · Missouri

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Response to Hirono's comments on the SCAM Act.

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