01/12/2009
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"What we are talking about today is to address the crisis facing Dreamers. This was a crisis precipitated by President Trump when he rescinded Obama's executive order."
"I don't want a shutdown. I think a shutdown is bad for millions of people who depend on government services, certainly bad for federal employees."
"Potentially, but, you know, what since Donald Trump had made that announcement in September, over 15,000 'DREAMERS' have lost their protective status. They cannot work, and they're lives are in limbo...."
"Let me repeat. He does not have the votes. He knows he does not have the votes. Why do you go forward and losing rather than sitting down and negotiating an agreement in a bipartisan way?"