We are in a conflict with Iran, now the leading sponsor of terrorism in the world over the past 47 years. And we need to make sure that we're protecting our people, are protecting our country. The number one responsibility of the federal government is protect our homeland, protect our citizens. And we can only do that if DHS is funded, if they are working. Yeah, I mean, Lisa McClain told me that she doesn't want to roll the dice and put the funding for CBP and ICE into a reconciliation plan. (00:37–00:43)
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