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Debbie Dingell: “The Homeland Security budget is shut, is technically shut…”

Featuring: Debbie Dingell, Democratic | U.S. House, Michigan, District 6

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Published | Video Starts at 13:30

Another thing, I can't, not when we're talking about national security, not talk about the fact that we, I mean, most people have not focused on this, but we still. The Homeland Security budget is shut, is technically shut down, but it has not been funded. And I want to just talk to you about that for A minute. I'm one of those people that voted against funding it. (13:30–13:37)

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Asserts that the Homeland Security budget is technically shut down and unfunded.

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