This doesn't tie the TSA to ICE funding because ICE funding is controversial. This does not make the workers at our airports or the passengers at our airports hostages. Republicans are saying, unless you pass ICE as is, without reform, we're not going to help the TSA workers get paid. and reduce the lines at the airport. We are saying just do it. No ands, ifs or buts. Negotiations to rein in ICE and end the violence still have a way to go. (00:58–01:07)
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