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Bennie Thompson: “I thank the gentleman for the additional 30 seconds. The majority decries the administration's immigration actions, but…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2015
I thank the gentleman for the additional 30 seconds. The majority decries the administration's immigration actions, but offers no solution or alternatives of its own. Instead, it plays and replays the game of we will or we won't fund the government. Mr. Speaker, the game of chicken has come and run its course. It is time to provide full-year funding to DHS so it can continue its critical mission.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
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Jan 13, 2015

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