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LEMIRE So Mr Secretary ░░░░░░░░ given that something needs ░░░░░░░░ be done at the ░░░░░░░░ but in the interim ░░░░░░░░ something is before something ░░░░░░░░ into effect we re ░░░░░░░░ from many big city ░░░░░░░░ governors lots of them ░░░░░░░░ asking Washington to do ░░░░░░░░ Eric Adams the Mayor ░░░░░░░░ New York City repeatedly ░░░░░░░░ said that in recent ░░░░░░░░ So what more is ░░░░░░░░ going to do if ░░░░░░░░ to answer their calls ░░░░░░░░ help Mayorkas So we ░░░░░░░░ taken action on the ░░░░░░░░ and we ve taken ░░░░░░░░ with respect to the ░░░░░░░░ that cities across the ░░░░░░░░ are facing Let me ░░░░░░░░ me identify one fundamental ░░░░░░░░ here And that is ░░░░░░░░ fact that we have ░░░░░░░░ governor in the state ░░░░░░░░ Texas who is refusing ░░░░░░░░ cooperate with other other ░░░░░░░░ and other local officials ░░░░░░░░ coordinate efforts to address ░░░░░░░░ challenge that our country ░░░░░░░░ this country should stand ░░░░░░░░ to address that our ░░░░░░░░ is facing And it ░░░░░░░░ a remarkable failure of ░░░░░░░░ to refuse to cooperate ░░░░░░░░ one s fellow local ░░░░░░░░ state officials But we ░░░░░░░░ dispatched teams to Chicago ░░░░░░░░ New York to name ░░░░░░░░ three to assist them ░░░░░░░░ managing the challenge to ░░░░░░░░ them in ensuring that ░░░░░░░░ who are eligible for ░░░░░░░░ receive their work authorization ░░░░░░░░ swiftly as possible and ░░░░░░░░ re continuing to collaborate ░░░░░░░░ them We ve also ░░░░░░░░ sought some funding from ░░░░░░░░ to assist the cities ░░░░░░░░ in our supplemental budget ░░░░░░░░ we ve requested additional ░░░░░░░░ for that purpose and ░░░░░░░░ do hope that Congress ░░░░░░░░ that critically needed funding ░░░░░░░░