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Chuck Schumer: If you want to fund TSA and if you want to fund all of the Agencies in Homeland Security except ICE and CBP, this is the…

On the recordMarch 11, 2026
If you want to fund TSA and if you want to fund all of the Agencies in Homeland Security except ICE and CBP, this is the way to do it. Don't object, and it will all happen. I don't want to hear any complaints from Republicans about TSA not being funded if they block this today. I don't want to hear any complaints from Republicans about the Coast Guard not being funded if they block this today. I don't want to hear any complaints from Republicans about Cybersecurity--CISA--if they block this today. The bottom line is very simple. There is a simple way to get this all done. Of course, if Republicans agree to very simple, simple things to do with ICE and with Border Patrol--things that every police department does: show identity, use warrants before you bust in on somebody's house--we could get this done and get everything funded.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Discussing funding for Homeland Security agencies during Senate floor debate.

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