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John Thune: “We had a bipartisan deal on DHS funding that included…”

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

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Thune on Republicans' Plan to Fund ICE and Border Patrol Through Reconciliation

Published | Video Starts at 01:24

And despite Democrats decision to shut down the entire federal government for 43 days in the fall, we were well on our way to passing all of the fiscal year 2026 appropriation bills, all 12. We had a bipartisan deal on DHS funding that included additional funding for body cameras for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, de-escalation training, and increased oversight of ICE funding. But then Democrats reneged on that agreement. But did Republicans then move to reconciliation? Not at all. We bent over backwards to reach a new deal with Democrats. (01:24–01:46)

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