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Steve Cohen: “Don't tell me you support law enforcement and local control of police and then threaten to take away grant funding if…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
Don't tell me you support law enforcement and local control of police and then threaten to take away grant funding if local police refused to enforce Federal immigration laws.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen highlights hypocrisy in supporting law enforcement while threatening funding for local police.

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