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Buddy Carter: “We can only do that if DHS is funded, if they are working.”

Featuring: Buddy Carter, Republican | U.S. House, Georgia's 1st District

Carter joins Fox Business Mornings With Maria Bartiromo: DHS funding and Reconciliation 2.0

Published March 30, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:42

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. (00:42–00:47)

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Asserts that the Department of Homeland Security must be funded and operational to protect the homeland.

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