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John Cornyn: “Senate Democrats have uniformly voted not to fund the…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn Questions Trump Admin on Iran, Effects of Democrats' DHS Shutdown on Counterterrorism

Published | Video Starts at 04:09

We have it. Are you aware of the fact that Homeland Security investigation is a major directorate within Immigration and Customs Enforcement? Yes, sir. Yes, sir. And are you aware that Senate Democrats have uniformly voted not to fund the Department of Homeland Security. including Homeland Security Investigations, tsa, FEMA and other functions of the Department of Homeland Security? Senator, I'm aware that employees of DHS are one month without pay. They're not being paid, right? (04:09–04:16)

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Asserts that Senate Democrats voted against funding DHS.

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