Even when Democrats offered to narrow the reforms to a small, targeted set of proposals in exchange for funding, Republicans afraid of Trump, afraid of Miller said no. Leader Thune eventually brought a bill to the floor that would fund the rest of Department of Homeland Security while leaving ICE and Border Patrol aside. As negotiations on reforms continued, Democrats unanimously supported this bill. It was something we had been pushing for weeks because we believe fema, the Coast Guard, cisa, tsa, and the other core agencies of DHS must be able to serve the American people. (09:10–09:18)
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