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John Cornyn: “With the president's approval, we are proceeding to talk to…”

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

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U.S. Senator John Cornyn discusses latest poll with Ken Paxton, DHS shutdown, war against Iran

Published | Video Starts at 05:23

And how close to a deal do you think Republicans and Democrats now are to reopening the Department of Homeland Security? Well, I think it's encouraging. With the president's approval, we are proceeding to talk to Democrats about funding all of the Department of Homeland Security except for ICE. But thanks to the foresight of President Trump and Republicans back in the Working Family Tax Cuts act, we literally pre funded ICE for years to come. (05:23–05:33)

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Asserts that discussions are ongoing to fund the Department of Homeland Security, excluding ICE.

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