John Thune: “They're denying us the ability to fund the DSRM that…”

“And so here we are. Democrats are rejecting funding for deporting criminal illegal aliens, criminals guilty of assault, murders, sexual predators. They're rejecting funding for border security, drug interdiction. They're denying us the ability to fund the DSRM that investigates transnational criminal organizations, narcotics smuggling and human traffickers. Mr. President, I thought Democrats had learned their lesson on defunding law enforcement, but I guess we're right back there. Do they think that defunding law enforcement will be a winning issue for them in November?” (02:36–02:47)

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