John Thune: “Democrats oppose giving these agencies a single dollar.”

“They voted to defund the agents who would. Who remove criminal, illegal immigrants who do make their way into the United States. And when I say defund, Mr. President, I mean defund. Democrats oppose giving these agencies a single dollar. And I hope, I really hope that my Democrat colleagues are not going to attempt to defend themselves by claiming that they simply wanted reforms of these agencies and that Republicans wouldn't give them.” (01:07–01:11)

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