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US Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) hold a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on July 15, 2019 to address remarks made by President Donald Trump. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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President Donald Trump presides over a meeting about immigration with Republican and Democrat members of Congress, including (L-R) Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX), Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ), Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL), House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) at the White House on Tuesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Congressional Democrats, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) hold a news conference critical of the Republican tax and budget plan at the U.S. Capitol Oct. 4, 2017 in which they called on President Trump to keep his campaign promises to not cut entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicaid. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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