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John Thune: “This, Mr. President, is a national security issue and…”

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

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Thune: Republicans Invest in Border Security, Democrats Undermine Law Enforcement

Published | Video Starts at 03:22

Democrats position is not just breathtakingly irresponsible, it's a betrayal of their obligation as members of our government. This, Mr. President, is a national security issue and Democrats have completely abdicated their national security responsibility. Mr. President, as I said, I expect there will be a lot of amendments today. Many will be intended to distract from Democrats defund law enforcement position. (03:22–03:31)

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