Dem Govs Tim Walz, JB Pritzker, Kathy Hochul in Oversight Hotseat Over ‘Sanctuary State’ Policies

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From left: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul are sworn in for testimony during a House Oversight Committee hearing with U.S. governors about state policies regarding undocumented migrants on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 12, 2025.

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Midway through his brief question-and-answer period in Thursday’s House Oversight Committee hearing, Representative Brandon Gill (R., Texas) asked Democratic Governor JB Pritzker (Ill.) if he could identify the following individuals: Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel and Franklin José Peña Ramos.

“No sir, I do not,” Pritzker said.

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Audrey Fahlberg was a politics reporter for National Review.

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