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By a 58-33 margin, the Senate passed the conference report on H.R. 1836, the $1.35 billion tax reconciliation bill.
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July 24, 2020 2004-12-08T18:21:24-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJkZWZhdWx0c1wvQ2FwaXRvbF9kZWZhdWx0LWltYWdlLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19"There are some who say: We can solve our immigration problems by building a wall between the United States and Mexico or we could do it by deploying troops along our border. That is a vain hope and expectation, if indeed people are truly serious about that. The fact is, when you have one of the poorer nations of the world right next door to the richest nation, people who have no hope and no opportunity where they live will do whatever it takes to provide hope and opportunity to their families. You cannot build a wall high enough or wide enough to keep people out of this country who know only despair and who have no opportunity where they live."
July 24, 2020 2004-12-08T18:21:24-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJkZWZhdWx0c1wvQ2FwaXRvbF9kZWZhdWx0LWltYWdlLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19"There are some who say: We can solve our immigration problems by building a wall between the United States and Mexico or we could do it by deploying troops along our border. That is a vain hope and expectation, if indeed people are truly serious about that. The fact is, when you have one of the poorer nations of the world right next door to the richest nation, people who have no hope and no opportunity where they live will do whatever it takes to provide hope and opportunity to their families. You cannot build a wall high enough or wide enough to keep people out of this country who know only despair and who have no opportunity where they live."
"There are some who say: We can solve our immigration problems by building a wall between the United States and Mexico or we could do it by … read more
"There are some who say: We can solve our immigration problems by building a wall between the United States and Mexico or we could do it by deploying troops along our border. That is a vain hope and expectation, if indeed people are truly serious about that. The fact is, when you have one of the poorer nations of the world right next door to the richest nation, people who have no hope and no opportunity where they live will do whatever it takes to provide hope and opportunity to their families. You cannot build a wall high enough or wide enough to keep people out of this country who know only despair and who have no opportunity where they live." close
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