Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan pleaded for more funding at the border, but Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib called it a 'broken' system.
." The center was among those visited by New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other lawmakers last week, who then shared what they viewed as horrifying living conditions.
"Because there's adequate food and water, because the facility is cleaned every day, because I know what our standards are, and I know they're being followed because we have tremendous levels of oversight," he said, adding he believes the Clint facility is"clean and well-managed." Later in the program, Raddatz pressed Tlaib on why she recently voted against the $4.6 billion border funding package, despite the reportedly poor conditions of these facilities and the pleas from McAleenan and other DHS officials for more help at the border.
"They all know this is a choice and let's be honest right here, Martha. In the 80s, it was more coming across the border and we didn't do this. We allowed the asylum seekers to go through the legal process," she added.
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