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John Thune: “They refuse to fund Border Patrol, the very agency that is…”

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

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Thune: Democrats Continue Following Biden's Failed Border Blueprint

Published | Video Starts at 05:16

Mr. President, I have to say, as bad as things got under President Biden, at least we had border patrol. Now Democrats seem to think we can do without them. They refuse to fund Border Patrol, the very agency that is tasked with securing the southern border. They want to defund it. They refuse to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They're apparently willing to leave our law enforcement unfunded and our border unprotected. (05:16–05:26)

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