Debbie Stabenow Blasts Republicans For Blocking Bipartisan Border Bill

5 months ago

At a Senate Democratic press briefing last week, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) slammed Republicans for voting against the Border Act.

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00:00 - Okay.

00:00 - Oh, I'm sorry.

00:01 - No, get one.

00:02 - You go.

00:03 - Okay, okay, great.

00:04 I'm proud to be part of a caucus

00:05 that actually likes to get things done.

00:08 And we have shown over and over again that as Democrats,

00:11 we know you have to work with Republicans.

00:13 That's how you get things done.

00:14 And that's how we have seen so many positive things

00:18 happening for people.

00:20 So, 106 days ago, Republicans had a chance,

00:23 as our leader has indicated, to actually step up

00:27 and support something that they helped create,

00:30 they helped draft, and because of Donald Trump said no.

00:33 And today, they had a chance to do that again.

00:37 What's most frustrating to me

00:41 is that this is not about politics,

00:43 it's about solving problems that have yet been solved

00:48 because they are not willing to join us to do that.

00:52 Fix the broken asylum system?

00:55 It's still broken because of their vote today.

00:59 Stop the flow of deadly fentanyl?

01:01 It's still coming because of their no votes today.

01:06 Give the president tools to manage the border?

01:09 Still doesn't have everything that is needed

01:13 because they voted no today.

01:17 And investing in border agents and officers

01:19 that are desperately needed,

01:21 not just at the southern border,

01:24 but from Michigan, I can tell you, at the northern border,

01:27 this is an issue for us as well.

01:30 These problems are real.

01:33 We know that.

01:35 The president knows that.

01:37 That's why we brought the bill up again,

01:40 to give another chance to actually get this done.

01:42 It'd be a great drinking game

01:46 to every time the Republicans went to the floor

01:48 and said we need to do something about border security

01:52 to be able to follow that, right?

01:54 And they'll come back again.

01:56 I bet when we come back,

01:58 they'll be back again on the floor

01:59 saying we need to do something about border security.

02:03 Well, we do.

02:04 We do.

02:05 And we're trying.

02:07 And they've now voted no twice.

02:10 And we still have the issues,

02:12 and we're still gonna look for ways to solve the problem

02:15 because you know what?

02:16 That's what we do.

02:18 We step up and offer to work together

02:21 to solve problems for the American people.

02:23 - Senator Cortez, mask.

02:25 Thank you.

Debbie Stabenow Blasts Republicans For Blocking Bipartisan Border Bill

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