In that moment, Democrats chose to play political games with the safety and security of this nation. Thankfully, President Trump used emergency measures to ensure that the Coast Guard, Border Patrol, TSA and others receive pay. But Democrats proved they were more than willing to hold more than 260,000 employees who work at DHS hostage. While most of the agency was funded in May, additional resources for Customs and Border Patrol and Immigration are still needed. (00:49–00:58)
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Asserts that Democrats were willing to risk the pay of over 260,000 DHS employees.
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