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Catherine Cortez Masto

👤 Speaker
345 total appearances

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The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

We have more accountability.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

We can call them in.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

We can demand change.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

We have more control over the appropriations.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

Right now, what we are seeing in this country is the Republicans in control have abdicated their role in Congress to this administration and doing whatever the bidding of this administration, whatever it wants to do.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

And that's how the process works.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

That's who we are as Americans.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

That's what this is about.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

That's what this country is.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

And that's worth fighting for.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

Whether we win the policy debate or we win the messaging war, the end of the day, it's do we win as a country?

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

Do we win when we say no more to this administration sending these thugs into our communities?

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

And we can do that as a country when we elect and make change.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

Yeah, that's a fair question.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

And I think the problem here is a lot bigger, right?

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

Of course, not only do we want these reforms, but we want to be able to ensure we can enforce the administration to follow these reforms.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

And we have seen in the past a lack of trust from this administration.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

They say one thing and do another.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

So it is a valid point.

The Daily
‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

And it is something that not just members of Congress, but I think the American public are grappling with and why they are demanding change in the elected leaders.