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James Lankford: “Folks that work for the Federal Emergency Management Agency…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS

Published February 26, 2026 | Video Starts at 07:15

This is about the drama of the moment in trying to be able to prove that you oppose. Okay, we get it, you don't like President Trump. But what I don't get is why are the Folks that work for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, [TSA], the Coast Guard, [and those handling] weapons of mass destruction and cybersecurity are not being paid. why are the folks that handle cybersecurity for our nation, why are we not paying them while we're having this political fight? (07:15–07:32)

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Asserts that employees in critical federal agencies are not being paid during the shutdown.

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James Lankford

“We just had a shutdown of 43 days, the longest in American history.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 02:32-02:37
“A quarter million federal employees are getting up and going to work without a paycheck this week.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 07:32-07:43
“We are in yet another partial government shutdown.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 00:12-00:17
“Next week, we'll have people that work for the Department of Homeland Security not get a paycheck because it's not funded.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 00:30-00:41
“ICE has 21,000 of that, 250,000 plus [employees in the Department of Homeland Security].”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 01:11-01:17
“They've also defunded U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 01:31-01:35
“They've defunded the United States Coast Guard.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 01:35-01:39
“They've defunded Customs and Border Protection.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 01:38-01:41
“They've defunded the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.”
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“They've defunded FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 01:52-01:59
“They've defunded the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.”
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“They've defunded United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”
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“They've also defunded Secret Service, TSA.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 02:06-02:12
“This week, they defunded the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 02:20-02:26
“My Democratic colleagues have demanded that we have body worn cameras on ICE agents.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 06:11-06:17
“The bill that you're blocking literally has $20 million in a requirement to have body worn cameras for law enforcement.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 06:21-06:28
“My Democratic colleagues have demanded that we get de-escalation training for federal officers.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 06:34-06:44
“The bill that you're blocking that you refuse to even take up actually includes money for de-escalation training on it.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 06:47-06:56