Bernie Moreno said "so just to be crystal clear--because, again, this is getting a little deeply ambiguous--is the Senator from Oregon suggesting that we fund the entirety of the Department of Homeland Security--everything, everything, everything, the entirety of Homeland Security--with the exception of Customs--the people who inspect packages, the people who greet people at Portland International Airport--and Border Patrol and Homeland Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations? Is that correct?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 25, 2026

so just to be crystal clear--because, again, this is getting a little deeply ambiguous--is the Senator from Oregon suggesting that we fund the entirety of the Department of Homeland Security--everything, everything, everything, the entirety of Homeland Security--with the exception of Customs--the people who inspect packages, the people who greet people at Portland International Airport--and Border Patrol and Homeland Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations? Is that correct?

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Bernie Moreno

Ohio

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Editor's note · Context

Questioning funding proposals for the Department of Homeland Security during a debate.

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