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Ron Johnson: “Democrats want to defund the very agencies designed to…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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'HISTORIC LOWS': GOP senator defends higher defense spending

Published | Video Starts at 01:10

Well, again we focused on a skinny reconciliation bill that will fund ISIS CBP because Democrats refused to do so. Just like they want to defund police, they Democrats want to defund the very agencies designed to protect us from the open borders that they threw wide open. allowing millions of people unvetted to flood in this country. So again, we're in this situation because of Democrats and so Republicans are responding and I think we'll get this thing passed in the Senate probably this week and hopefully in the House shortly thereafter. (01:10–01:21)

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Asserts that Democrats want to defund agencies protecting against open borders.

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