Congressman, is that acceptable to wait that long to fully fund the government or should House Speaker Mike Johnson call everyone back this week and get the government reopened? Chris and what's not acceptable is that for this fiscal year, Democrats have shut down the Department of Homeland Security for over 90 days, not paying FEMA, not paying the Coast Guard, not paying the Secret Service. and not paying critical operations or within the Department of Homeland Security. The fact is, Democrats made a very calculated decision to shut down the department because they do not want to enforce our immigration laws. (07:11–07:21)
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