‘They’re Going To Have Another Chance’: Debbie Stabenow Urges Republicans To Take Action On Border

4 months ago

During a press briefing on Wednesday, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) spoke about the need to pass the bipartisan border bill.

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00:00 We're so glad that you're all with us.

00:02 This is such an important discussion to have, and we know that we're going to have in front

00:07 of us the toughest border security bill in decades tomorrow, negotiated on a bipartisan

00:14 basis, and there's really important provisions in there that relate to fentanyl that all

00:20 of us are affected by and the people we represent.

00:23 I'm so glad my colleagues are here.

00:26 On April 2nd, the Justice Department announced the largest law enforcement seizure of fentanyl

00:32 in the history of Michigan.

00:35 April 2nd.

00:36 40 kilos of fentanyl were found, enough to kill every Michigan resident.

00:41 Pretty serious stuff.

00:43 On April 21, a Michigan medical examiner raised the alarm on a really bad patch of fentanyl,

00:50 as he called it, and warned the public that there had been six overdoses in 11 days.

00:59 These are two headlines from last month, and it does not come close to encapsulate the

01:05 pain and tragedy of Michigan families who faced this issue of drug overdoses over the

01:13 years.

01:14 So we know.

01:15 We're here because we want to combat the fentanyl crisis and give U.S. Customs and Border Protection

01:19 the tools they need to stop the drug from coming across the border.

01:24 And in this bill to combat the fentanyl crisis, it would invest in 2,400 more Customs and

01:32 Border Protection officers, new and innovative equipment to increase detection, drug enforcement

01:39 agency efforts to disrupt drug trafficking networks in Mexico, and enhanced lab analysis

01:48 of fentanyl samples.

01:51 So it has been 105 days, 105 days since a strong -- not only bipartisan, you could say

02:01 tripartisan bill -- was brought to the floor of the United States Senate that would make

02:08 a real difference in what we are talking about today.

02:13 And it's time for our Republican colleagues who keep going to the floor and saying somebody

02:17 should do something about the border, somebody should do something about the border.

02:21 Well, 105 days ago, they had a chance to do something.

02:26 Tomorrow, they're going to have another chance, and we hope that they will join us in voting

02:31 yes.

02:32 Senator Shaheen.

02:33 SEN.

02:34 SHAHEEN (R-MEXICO): Thank you, Senator Stabenow.

‘They’re Going To Have Another Chance’: Debbie Stabenow Urges Republicans To Take Action On Border

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