Chris Van Hollen: “I have heard a couple times just on this floor from our Republican colleagues that Democrats are blocking funding for…”

“I have heard a couple times just on this floor from our Republican colleagues that Democrats are blocking funding for TSA and FEMA and the Coast Guard. That simply isn't true. In fact, I am looking at a post. I heard a couple mentions of politics as part of this conversation. Just a few days ago, a Senate Republican post said, ``Democrats are forcing 100,000+ Federal employees to work without pay.'' Well, this wasn't true then because just last week, Senator Murray also proposed that we fully fund TSA and FEMA and the Coast Guard. It wasn't true when they posted it, and it is not true today. In fact, what we are doing today is giving our Republican colleagues another chance to actually pay these Federal employees. Now, I don't think anybody is confused about what is happening here, and that is that the American people understand that Trump's ICE operation is out of control. It is violating the constitutional due process of people throughout the country. It is violating the First Amendment rights of people throughout the country, including the right to peacefully protest.”