WEBVTT - Who Really Runs Politics: Understanding Super PACs

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<v Speaker 2>I want to talk about, you know, what this political

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<v Speaker 2>funding situation really is and who's really moving a needle

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<v Speaker 2>because they put they put thirty million on you, right.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I was.

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<v Speaker 1>I was taken aback by that. I was telling the

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<v Speaker 1>guys right before the shows they have an ad that's

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<v Speaker 1>attacking to more bollmen. I'm like, that's the friend of

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<v Speaker 2>So all right, they put they put they put thirty

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<v Speaker 2>million on you. So what does this mean? Break this

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<v Speaker 2>down and layman term for the people to understand. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>how big money is really influencing elections.

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<v Speaker 3>No, absolutely, especially in congressional elections. So one quick point

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<v Speaker 3>of clarification, the election is not weeks away, it's actually

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<v Speaker 3>days away. So the first day of early voting is

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<v Speaker 3>this Saturday. So that's Saturday, June fifteenth, literally six days away,

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<v Speaker 3>and so we're treating the first day of early voting

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<v Speaker 3>as as election day. So please get out there and

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<v Speaker 3>vote everyone who's watching. So, when you run for office

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<v Speaker 3>at any level, you got to raise money to run

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<v Speaker 3>your campaign. So that money goes towards paying staff, it

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<v Speaker 3>goes towards getting flyers and palm cards, posters, banners, mailers

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<v Speaker 3>to people's homes, advertisement, it goes to a variety of things.

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<v Speaker 3>When you run for Congress, the most that someone can

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<v Speaker 3>donate to your campaign it's thirty three hundred dollars for

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<v Speaker 3>the primary and another thirty three hundred for the general

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<v Speaker 3>if you win the primary. But there are organizations that

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<v Speaker 3>work outside of your campaign that are called super packs

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<v Speaker 3>and cfors. Those c fours can raise an unlimited amount

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<v Speaker 3>of money. They do not have to publicly disclose who

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<v Speaker 3>gives them money, and then they can operate on the

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<v Speaker 3>campaign's behalf and or give that money to super packs,

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<v Speaker 3>which operate on the campaign's behalf. So in my race,

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<v Speaker 3>when you talk about that thirty million dollar number, most

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<v Speaker 3>of that is coming from the C four and the

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<v Speaker 3>superpack that is being spent on behalf of the person

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<v Speaker 3>who is running against me. That is not his campaign money.

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<v Speaker 3>His campaign money can be anywhere from like a couple

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<v Speaker 3>million dollars most likely, right, usually a couple million dollars,

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<v Speaker 3>and he spends that for flyers and mailers and ads.

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<v Speaker 3>But then if you have a C four or superpack

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<v Speaker 3>that is well endowed, they can spend money on his behalf,

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<v Speaker 3>which is what's happening in this race. Most of that

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<v Speaker 3>thirty million is happening from the superpack side of it.

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<v Speaker 3>And this is more money than they have ever spent

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<v Speaker 3>in their history. And I'm speaking specifically about the group

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<v Speaker 3>A PAC.

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<v Speaker 2>So, okay, so let's get let's get straight to the point.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think he said today though, so.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Nate, So a pack, Yes, who is a pack?

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<v Speaker 2>For the audience, and why would a pack spend thirty

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<v Speaker 2>million allegedly, why would APEX spend thirty million dollars to

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<v Speaker 2>defeat Jamaal Bowman?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, so APAC stands for and I want to get

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<v Speaker 3>this right. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, they are

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<v Speaker 3>one issue organization Israel. They support the State of Israel,

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<v Speaker 3>and their lobbying in Congress goes to ensure that Israel

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<v Speaker 3>continues to receive three point eight billion dollars a year

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<v Speaker 3>in military funding and whatever additional billions or money they

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<v Speaker 3>need for whatever it is that they want to do.

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<v Speaker 3>That's who APAC is. They are targeting me and spending

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<v Speaker 3>so much money against me because I called for a

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<v Speaker 3>permanent ceasefire in Gaza and because I'm calling out and

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<v Speaker 3>fighting to end the genocide and the famine that is

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<v Speaker 3>happening in Gaza. They are not used to members of

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<v Speaker 3>Congress criticizing Israel or speaking up against APAK. Now that

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<v Speaker 3>they have members of Congress doing that, they are targeting

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<v Speaker 3>those members of Congress and targeting other people around the country.

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<v Speaker 3>So they don't just fund congressional races, they fund state races,

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<v Speaker 3>county races, local races, et cetera. They've been around for

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<v Speaker 3>sixty years advocating for Israel and Israel only, and they've

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<v Speaker 3>pledged to spend one hundred million dollars this election cycle.

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<v Speaker 3>But the majority of that going towards your boy, Congressman Bowmen.

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<v Speaker 4>Of what they're going to know, they're willingending you, which

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<v Speaker 4>is and I mean when we talk about wealth and

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<v Speaker 4>will have a conversation with that, I'm sure, But we

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<v Speaker 4>don't have super PACs. And that's something that we've had

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<v Speaker 4>plenty of conversations about even educating people on what they are,

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<v Speaker 4>how to form them, and how to figure out what

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<v Speaker 4>exactly they'll be for. Right, we need to know the

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<v Speaker 4>things that we want.

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<v Speaker 1>When you hear those type of numbers, thirty million, which

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<v Speaker 1>is a lot of money to be spending on the

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<v Speaker 1>capital on a local well, we could not a local election,

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<v Speaker 1>but a regional election, right, right, how do you combat that?

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<v Speaker 3>Is it? Hey?

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<v Speaker 1>I need to raise more. We have to become strategic

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<v Speaker 1>because I've seen their ads every morning. I see your

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<v Speaker 1>ads too, right, I love I love like when it's

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<v Speaker 1>like you're going back to the schools and education is part.

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<v Speaker 4>Of the campaign. How do you combat that?

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<v Speaker 1>Like, what's the strategy to run against somebody that seems

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<v Speaker 1>to have capital that's almost pretty extensive, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>say unlimited, but very extensive.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, No, just to give you some more context, before

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<v Speaker 3>I answer your question. So they spent ten million on

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<v Speaker 3>ads within a four week period, just a couple of

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<v Speaker 3>weeks ago. That is more money than President Biden has

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<v Speaker 3>spent on broadcasts all year. So literally within a four

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<v Speaker 3>week period, they were trying to bombard people with the

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<v Speaker 3>message that they wanted to send out about my record,

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<v Speaker 3>which is complete misinformation and disinformation and propaganda, not accurate

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<v Speaker 3>at all. But that gives you an idea. Comparing it

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<v Speaker 3>to President's Biden overall spending for the year, it's not

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<v Speaker 3>even close, and so you can't compete with them dollar

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<v Speaker 3>for dollar. But what you can do is you can

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<v Speaker 3>have an incredible field operation and ground game that literally

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<v Speaker 3>goes door to door. And so for us, we spend

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of time and effort on our field operation.

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<v Speaker 3>We spend money on field to make sure we are

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<v Speaker 3>knocking doors in particular areas. But then we also have

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<v Speaker 3>an incredible volunteer army of at least that volunteers who

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<v Speaker 3>are making tens of thousands of calls and knocking tens

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<v Speaker 3>of thousands of doors every few days. And so that's

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<v Speaker 3>how you combat it. They got money, we got people.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the many versus the money. And most of

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<v Speaker 3>the district supports my policies as it relates to Gaza.

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<v Speaker 3>For example, they support the permanencies fire, They support you know,

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<v Speaker 3>me wanting to fight to bring that three point eight

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<v Speaker 3>billion dollars back here to help people with you know,

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<v Speaker 3>entrepreneurship opportunities, affordable housing, affordable childcare, fully funding schools, et cetera,

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<v Speaker 3>et cetera. Most of the American people are with us.

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<v Speaker 3>The challenge is they have all the money, and they

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<v Speaker 3>also have media infrastructure in place where they can, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>quickly pivot and weaponize something I said or did against

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<v Speaker 3>us as well, which is part of what they're doing

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<v Speaker 3>during this campaign.

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<v Speaker 5>With hindsight being twenty twenty, do you regret making some

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<v Speaker 5>of the statements that you did and maybe that could

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<v Speaker 5>have prevented the attack. Do you feel as if, no

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<v Speaker 5>matter what was stated, they were going to attack you

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<v Speaker 5>through media.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and no, I don't regret it at all. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>not in Congress to be comfortable or to be quiet,

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<v Speaker 3>not in Congress to just go along and get along.

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<v Speaker 3>If I'm not there fighting for justice like racial justice,

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<v Speaker 3>economic justice, adjust foreign policy, then you know I'm not

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<v Speaker 3>supposed to be there. If I'm not there fighting for

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<v Speaker 3>those things. So no, I don't. I don't regret it

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<v Speaker 3>at all. And as a matter of fact, in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 3>this is exactly what we needed to be doing at

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<v Speaker 3>this time. This is an example of us carrying on

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<v Speaker 3>the legacy of our ancestors who fought and died for

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<v Speaker 3>everything from the end of slavery to the end of

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<v Speaker 3>Jim Crow to the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, look at what happened during the sixties, with

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<v Speaker 3>so many martyrs, Doctor King, Malcolm X Mega Evers, and

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<v Speaker 3>so many others, you know, And so this is kind

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<v Speaker 3>of my responsibility, I think, as you know, not just

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<v Speaker 3>a black man in Congress, but a certain type of

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<v Speaker 3>black consciousness in Congress. You know, I'm supposed to be

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<v Speaker 3>doing this, and I actually take it as a badger

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<v Speaker 3>honor that they're spending more money than they ever spend

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<v Speaker 3>history to get me out of office.

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<v Speaker 2>So let me ask you this. Okay, So three points

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<v Speaker 2>eight billion, you said, goest Israel.

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<v Speaker 3>Three point eight billion a year plus plus let me

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<v Speaker 3>just add real quick before you asked your question. Plus whenever,

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<v Speaker 3>like whenever something occurs out of the ordinary. A pac

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<v Speaker 3>writes a bill for Congress to appropriate more money for Israel.

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<v Speaker 3>So during my first term we annually, no matter what,

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<v Speaker 3>if everything's quiet, calm, three point eight billions already earmarked.

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<v Speaker 3>But my first term, Hama sent rockets to attack Israel

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<v Speaker 3>and Israel had to use some of this I am

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<v Speaker 3>don't defense resources. And right after that, Apak wrote a

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<v Speaker 3>bill so that we could send an additional billion to

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<v Speaker 3>Israel on top of the three point eight billion. Right

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<v Speaker 3>now with the attacks happening in Gaza right now, we

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<v Speaker 3>just passed a bill of sending an additional fourteen billion

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<v Speaker 3>into Israel, almost like to help them re up their

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<v Speaker 3>military resources after this conflict, so that whenever they need it,

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<v Speaker 3>we got it. That's how it goes.

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<v Speaker 6>An illegal alien from Guatemala charged with raping a child

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<v Speaker 6>in Massachusetts. An MS thirteen gang member from El Salvador

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<v Speaker 6>accused of murdering a Texas man of Venezuelan charged with

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<v Speaker 6>filming and selling child pornography in Michigan. These are just

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<v Speaker 6>some of the heinous migrant criminals caught because of President

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<v Speaker 6>Donald J. Trump's leadership. I'm Christin Noman, the United States

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<v Speaker 6>Secretary of Homeland Security under President Trump, attempted illegal border

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<v Speaker 6>crossings are at the lowest levels ever recorded, and over

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<v Speaker 6>one hundred thousand illegal aliens have been arrested. If you

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<v Speaker 6>are here illegally, your next you will be fine nearly

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<v Speaker 6>one thousand dollars a day, imprisoned, and deported. You will

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<v Speaker 6>never return. But if you register using our CBP home

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<v Speaker 6>app and leave now, you could be allowed to return legally.

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<v Speaker 6>Do what's right, leave now. Under President Trump, America's laws,

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<v Speaker 6>border and families will be protected.

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<v Speaker 5>Sponsored by the United States Department of Homeland Security,