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Chuck Schumer: “What the leader is saying is he will only fund TSA if we…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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… the most recent of which was about 13 days ago, I think, from the White House. And the Democrats have yet to respond. Reclaiming my time, I rest my case. What the leader is saying is he will only fund TSA if we will continue to fund for a short time, for a long time, ICE and Border Patrol. which he knows is gridlocked, which he knows we don't agree with. And so it's clear. He's made it clear, just fund tsa. That's it. He has a lot of rigmarole attached. (06:21–06:34)

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Asserts that the Republican leader will only agree to fund TSA if ICE and Border Patrol are also funded.

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