'More about politics than policy': Dem senator knocks GOP-backed funding bill
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) joins José Díaz-Balart to share why he is voting against the GOP-backed funding bill and to discuss Dr. Oz, Trump's pick to lead Results for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, facing a Senate confirmation hearing.
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