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James Lankford: “My Democratic colleagues do not want to fund ICE.”

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

Lankford Speaks on the Senate Floor as Democrats Block Funding for DHS

Published March 11, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:31

And right now they're not getting paid because my Democratic colleagues are blocking their payments. And they've been very clear on this. And if I can reiterate what my colleague just said, just said, My Democratic colleagues do not want to fund ICE. The concern from so many Republicans are they want to be able to pass Democrats want to be able to pass a bill right now that funds Homeland Security, except for ice, except for cbp. (00:31–00:36)

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Asserts that Democratic colleagues are blocking funding for ICE.

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“They're also blocking out the customs professionals that are actually at our ports of entry handling our producer.”
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“The President of the United States posted on social media and made it very clear these are the things that he is willing to be able to make…”
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“The President came out immediately and said, we will do a full investigation of the two American citizens that died.”
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“The President then said, we're going to do body worn cameras. Make sure that they're all required.”
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“The President already came out and publicly made a statement where Democrats said, well, we want identification on every federal agent.”
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“The President already came out and said we're not going to go into sensitive sites.”
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“The President said, no, I won't agree on a polling place.”
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“The President came out and said, I will agree to de-escalation training.”
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“Even the federal agents that are actually right now not being paid or on furlough, that are working on child trafficking.”
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“The current proposal from my Democratic colleagues are saying we will fund everything but [federal agents working on child trafficking].”
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