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Brian Schatz: “Republicans are blocking the reopening of critical agencies…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Published | Video Starts at 06:15

And so if they would like to open any of these agencies, they should walk onto the floor and offer unanimous consent to open the Coast Guard, to open tsa, to fund fema, to fund cisa. And I … Republicans are blocking the reopening of critical agencies like the Coast Guard, TSA, FEMA, and CISA. … ice. It is also true that there is no reason at all to hold TSA or the Coast Guard or FEMA hostage while our negotiations continue. (06:15–06:21)

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Asserts that Republicans are responsible for blocking the reopening of several critical government agencies.

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