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John Thune: “The Democrats fail to agree to a DHS funding bill and shut…”

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

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Thune: Democrats Still Not Serious About Reaching DHS Funding Agreement

Published | Video Starts at 03:18

I think all Americans remember the travel disaster Democrats created by shutting down the government for 43 days last fall. The Democrats fail to agree to a DHS funding bill and shut down the TSA. As a result, there's a very good chance we could see more travel problems. I'd also like to remind my Democrat colleagues that the Only way to get any reforms at ICE is, is to agree to a bill. (03:18–03:26)

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Asserts that Democrats' failure to agree on DHS funding led to a TSA shutdown.

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