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John Thune: “Funding for the Department of Homeland Security will expire…”

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

Thune on DHS Funding: Time Is of the Essence

Published February 11, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:00

Mr. President, on Friday, Funding for the Department of Homeland Security will expire [on Friday]. When we passed a short two week stop gap for the department at Democrats insistence, many of us said it would not be long enough. I made that case repeatedly. (00:00–00:05)

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Asserts that funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire on a specific date.

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“Democrats took more than a week to coalesce around a set of demands.”
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“On Monday, just two days later, the administration countered.”
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“A quick turn I might add, after a long wait.”
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“By any measure, a good faith engagement from our friends at the White House.”
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“The alternative path should interest no one, and that is a needless shutdown that will see funding lapse.”
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