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Mike Johnson: “We did fund ICE operations for a few years now.”

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Speaker Johnson: 'Chuck Schumer And The Senate Democrats Played Games With Government Funding'

Published February 3, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:17

If the Democrats do insist on keeping the government shut down, their, their pointless obstruction is going to have no effect on border security, which we have done, we've secured, or immigration enforcement, as has been noted by the leaders here this morning. We did fund ICE operations for a few years now. So what they'll be shutting down, don't lose this. What they'll be shutting down is FEMA operations as we're cleaning up from the winter storms. (03:17–03:22)

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Asserts that ICE operations have been funded for several years.

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