Protesters Shout Down AOC and Jerry Nadler: ‘Close the Border!

[Excerpt UNKNOWN MALE Well ░░░░░░░░ you I am happy ░░░░░░░░ be here with Congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez and members ░░░░░░░░ our delegation as well ░░░░░░░░ other members from other ░░░░░░░░ that are here to ░░░░░░░░ for themselves what the ░░░░░░░░ dynamic is in our ░░░░░░░░ What we saw were ░░░░░░░░ families people that want ░░░░░░░░ work people that are ░░░░░░░░ violence people that are ░░░░░░░░ environmental disasters We see ░░░░░░░░ many stories heartbreaking stories ░░░░░░░░ itself here But I ░░░░░░░░ these are folks that ░░░░░░░░ take New York City ░░░░░░░░ a better place Every ░░░░░░░░ presents great opportunity There ░░░░░░░░ hope and opportunity in ░░░░░░░░ building So I wanted ░░░░░░░░ thank all my colleagues ░░░░░░░░ coming I think this ░░░░░░░░ a contentious issue but ░░░░░░░░ are all Americans We ░░░░░░░░ believe in the American ░░░░░░░░ That s the common ░░░░░░░░ here the American dream ░░░░░░░░ believe in it we ░░░░░░░░ fight for it With ░░░░░░░░ PROTESTERS chant Close the ░░░░░░░░ Close the border Close ░░░░░░░░ border OCASOP CORTEZ Yeah ░░░░░░░░ ultimately I think that ░░░░░░░░ are three points of ░░░░░░░░ here that are very ░░░░░░░░ in getting a solution ░░░░░░░░ this issue The first ░░░░░░░░ that there is there ░░░░░░░░ consensus here across geography ░░░░░░░░ state on federal resources ░░░░░░░░ cities and municipalities dealing ░░░░░░░░ this issue The second ░░░░░░░░ to allow the work ░░░░░░░░ so that the folks ░░░░░░░░ here can get to ░░░░░░░░ and start supporting themselves ░░░░░░░░ soon as possible They ░░░░░░░░ prevented from getting jobs ░░░░░░░░ are prevented from employment.”