John Thune: “We are on day 39 of the Democrat shutdown of the Department…”

“Good afternoon, everyone. Shamefully, We are on day 39 of the Democrat shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. It is increasingly having effects across the country as our airports and the TSA agents become more and more overrun. So it is time to end this.” (00:08–00:14)

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