WEBVTT - Rep. Katherine Clark Talks ICE in Minnesota

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio news.

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<v Speaker 2>A group of House Democrats who've been critical of President

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<v Speaker 2>Trump's immigration enforcement policies left Washington today to gather in

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<v Speaker 2>Minnesota for a field hearing titled Kidnapped and Disappeared Trump's

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<v Speaker 2>Deadly assault on Minnesota, featuring testimony from people impacted by

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<v Speaker 2>ICE raids in the state. Congresswoman Catherine Clark of Massachusetts,

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<v Speaker 2>the House Democratic Whip, led that hearing and joined us

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<v Speaker 2>from the Minnesota State Building in Saint Paul.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen, well, Joe, thank you, thank you for having me

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<v Speaker 3>on and bringing attention to this hearing that we held today.

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<v Speaker 3>And let me tell you, hearing it firsthand from people

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<v Speaker 3>who have been taken by ICE, US citizens, detained for

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<v Speaker 3>no reason whatsoever, ripped out of their car, having a

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<v Speaker 3>tear gas put in through the air filter of their car,

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<v Speaker 3>just for honking their horn and blowing a whistle. The

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<v Speaker 3>stories that we heard, and of course we have all

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<v Speaker 3>seen the horrific video of the shooting of re Rene Good.

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<v Speaker 3>They really bring to life what is at stake here

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<v Speaker 3>in Minneapolis and here across the country if we continue

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<v Speaker 3>to allow ICE to have this unlawful reign of terror

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<v Speaker 3>on our communities, and so going to your question about

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<v Speaker 3>what do we do about it as we are having

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<v Speaker 3>one of the funding bills that funds the Department of

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<v Speaker 3>Homeland Security coming up potentially next week, and the answer is,

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<v Speaker 3>we have been very clear with Republicans there needs to

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<v Speaker 3>be accountability and guardrails in this funding or they are

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<v Speaker 3>going to have to fund this on their own, because

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<v Speaker 3>we need to see that we are going to have

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<v Speaker 3>body cameras, that we are going to have the ability

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<v Speaker 3>to have actual arrest warrants, that there is going to

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<v Speaker 3>be proper training for these officers, that we are going

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<v Speaker 3>to have to look about how ICE is deploying these

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<v Speaker 3>people who do not seem to have the training or

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<v Speaker 3>the temperament to protect our communities and is being targeted

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<v Speaker 3>by this administration in a highly political way.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I know Boston and the Boston area has been

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<v Speaker 2>part of the areas targeted by ICE, whether it's Everet

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<v Speaker 2>or Revere. With what you just described, If you can

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<v Speaker 2>get legislation that puts body cameras on agents and provides

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<v Speaker 2>training for deconfliction, for de escalation, will Democrats be on board?

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<v Speaker 3>Listen, We're in active negotiations over this weekend. But we

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<v Speaker 3>need to see real change and a real commitment to

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<v Speaker 3>it from this administration. And so we have to be

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<v Speaker 3>assured that the billions of dollars that they have poured

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<v Speaker 3>in too Ice, it's sevenfold the size agency that it was.

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<v Speaker 3>It is now the largest law enforcement agency in the

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<v Speaker 3>federal government, is actually serving a national security purpose. And

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<v Speaker 3>what we saw today in this hearing, what we heard

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<v Speaker 3>from people in Minnesota, whether that was the chief of police,

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<v Speaker 3>whether it was the mayor of both Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

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<v Speaker 3>We got to speak with the governor earlier, the Attorney General,

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<v Speaker 3>all of them with the same message. If this is

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<v Speaker 3>happening in Minnesota, it can happen in your hometown as well.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we at this moment have.

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<v Speaker 3>To stand up for our constitution, for the rule of law,

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<v Speaker 3>for fundamental fairness, and the end of terror that we're

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<v Speaker 3>seeing here in Minneapolis.

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<v Speaker 4>Congress Woman, while your group today obviously feels very strongly

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<v Speaker 4>about this, are you getting any assurances from your colleagues

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<v Speaker 4>or colleagues on the other side of the aisle that

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<v Speaker 4>they would be in favor of this and that you

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<v Speaker 4>can get it done fairly quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>I have to say.

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<v Speaker 3>In a day that was filled with both outrage and inspiration,

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<v Speaker 3>it was just such a blow to know that not

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<v Speaker 3>a single Republican from Minnesota has spoken out against what

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<v Speaker 3>they're seeing happening in their own communities.

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<v Speaker 1>And it is not just restrained to the Twin Cities.

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<v Speaker 3>It is throughout Minnesota, and as you know Joe pointed out,

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<v Speaker 3>throughout communities in my district and across the country.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is the moment.

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<v Speaker 3>This isn't a left or right issue, a red or

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<v Speaker 3>blue issue.

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<v Speaker 1>This is about.

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<v Speaker 3>Who are we going to be? Are we going to

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<v Speaker 3>be a country that has law enforcement that is working

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<v Speaker 3>for the safety and security of our communities, that are

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<v Speaker 3>accountable and transparent and well trained, or are we going

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<v Speaker 3>to have a mass paramilitary special force that is working

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<v Speaker 3>on behalf of the president and carrying out political retribution.

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<v Speaker 3>And this should not be a partisan issue. So we're

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<v Speaker 3>going to continue to negotiate. I hope that people will

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<v Speaker 3>come and hear what happened in Minneapolis and take those

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<v Speaker 3>lessons of this is the moment History is calling us

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<v Speaker 3>to stand up at this moment and say, while we

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<v Speaker 3>are fighting for the economic security to lower the cost

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<v Speaker 3>of living, for Americans make sure we protect their healthcare.

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<v Speaker 3>We also have to stand up at this moment for

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<v Speaker 3>our constitutional rights, whether it's the First Amendment right to

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<v Speaker 3>protest peacefully, or whether it is the right to just

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<v Speaker 3>go about your daily life and not have to fear

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<v Speaker 3>being stopped, asked for papers, and possibly abducted.

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<v Speaker 4>Congresswoman, this is all happening within weeks of a possible

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<v Speaker 4>government shut down. Are you willing to shut down the

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<v Speaker 4>government over this?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we have had one approach around these government budgets,

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<v Speaker 3>and that is negotiate and imploring our Republican colleagues to

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<v Speaker 3>come to the table and negotiate with us.

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<v Speaker 1>And we saw what happened back in the fall.

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<v Speaker 3>Rather than coming and working with us around extending the

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<v Speaker 3>ACA tax credits, they chose to go home, to close

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<v Speaker 3>the government down, and to leave town for over forty days.

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<v Speaker 3>I certainly hope they are not going to make that

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<v Speaker 3>choice now and do that again to the American people,

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<v Speaker 3>to our economy, and to the message that it would

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<v Speaker 3>send that they are unwilling to come and negotiate around

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<v Speaker 3>guardrails for ICE and DHS and would choose ACA.

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<v Speaker 2>Matter is still not resolved Congresswoman, I'm just wondering where

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<v Speaker 2>your head is on this. I know there's the Bernie

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<v Speaker 2>Marino bill in the Senate, but senators just left town

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<v Speaker 2>House won't be here when they get back. Is the

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<v Speaker 2>extension of Obamacare subsidies on the rocks?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh? It certainly is.

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<v Speaker 3>And what a tragedy and what a statement to the

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<v Speaker 3>American people. We had seventeen Republican members of Congress join

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<v Speaker 3>us in a three year extension to give time to

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<v Speaker 3>the American people to delay the pikes we're seeing in

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<v Speaker 3>premiums and to leave DC without resolving this, to let

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<v Speaker 3>the last day of enrollment in the ACA come and go.

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<v Speaker 1>It is just part of what we are seeing in

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<v Speaker 1>difference on.

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<v Speaker 3>Behalf of this administration, and my colleagues across the island

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<v Speaker 3>Congress to the plight of American people, and they are

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<v Speaker 3>telling us loudly they can't afford their lives, whether it's

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<v Speaker 3>the cost of housing or groceries or utility bills. And certainly,

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<v Speaker 3>what is so fundamental to giving your family security to

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<v Speaker 3>have affordable health insurance so they can get care when

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<v Speaker 3>and where they need it. All of that has been

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<v Speaker 3>turned upside down by Republicans and Congress and this administration

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<v Speaker 3>taking away healthcare.

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<v Speaker 1>In order to fund tax cuts. But we will stay

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<v Speaker 1>with it.

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<v Speaker 3>We will keep the pressure up, whether it's on healthcare,

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<v Speaker 3>whether it's on lowering costs, certainly on whether it is

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<v Speaker 3>putting guardrails and accountability and stopping this invasion.

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<v Speaker 1>Advice in Minnesota