They're given a binary choice. They can either fund ICE and Border Patrol or, on the other hand, make your jobs more dangerous. And Democrats have routinely for the past several weeks, chosen [to hold up funding for ICE and Border Patrol]. the latter. So what I'd like to do is say, thank you guys so much for the work that you all are doing here to keep this country safe, to keep our border secure. (12:33–12:38)
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