Bennie Thompson: “Our mission is to keep America safe, and we have to do it, obviously within the confines of the budget.”

Essentially turning them into 'jails,' which the Mississippi Democrat says would constitute a misuse of the facilities.

That kind of talent, you just don't find it every day.

There you have it. House Republicans have an hour to debate a nonbinding symbolic resolution but not even a few seconds to do the job that would actually pay our DHS workers. This is the Republican DHS shutdown.

These nitwits are at it again.