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John Thune: “Democrats will fight legislation to fund law enforcement at…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Thune Previews Senate Work Period, Honors Law Enforcement During Police Week

Published | Video Starts at 00:34

We should have been able to fund border security and immigration enforcement officers as part of the final homeland Security funding agreement. But my Democrat colleagues refused. In fact, the Democrat leader said today that Democrats will fight legislation to fund law enforcement at DHS with, quote, every tool we have, end quote. Mr. President, it's difficult to believe that we're here again. We all remember the defund the police movement embraced by the left and members of the Democrat Party. (00:34–00:45)

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Asserts that Democrats are committed to opposing legislation to fund law enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security.

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