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Pramila Jayapal: “Let me just say how pleased I am that we are on the same page, that disaster relief funding should go to disaster…”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2019
Let me just say how pleased I am that we are on the same page, that disaster relief funding should go to disaster relief; it should not go to expanding detention beds, which are already oversubscribed. So I hope that the other side will be happy to vote yes on this amendment. And I would just say we are happy to have a discussion about immigration and all of the things we need to do to reform our immigration system at the right time. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington
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Jan 16, 2019

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