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John Thune: “Senate Republicans passed legislation to fund Border Patrol…”

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

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Thune: Republicans Thwart Democrats' Pursuit of "Defund the Police 2.0"

Published | Video Starts at 02:16

Mr. President, I am happy to report that as of Friday, Democrats crusade to defund border security and law enforcement is well on its way to failure. For now. For now, at any rate, Senate Republicans passed legislation to fund Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the next three years. to ensure that Democrats can't try defunding these agencies again this fall. But Mr. President, it is deeply disturbing that we are in this position that we are having to … (02:16–02:23)

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Asserts that Senate Republicans passed a bill to fund border security agencies for three years.

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