I don't believe there's anybody serving in the United States Congress that doesn't want to keep this nation safe and secure. We want to make sure that the department is going to be funded. It's one of the reasons that A number of our leaders, including myself, did ask President Obama not to initiate this executive action, which so many of us do disagree with. That's what's created this issue. Without those actions, DHS would have been funded through the end of the fiscal year and we'd be talking about funding for the next fiscal year. (06:53–07:03)
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Asserts that Ron Johnson and other leaders requested President Obama not to initiate the executive action on immigration.
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