On the recordMarch 25, 2026
I would be willing to stay this weekend. I was here all last weekend. I will stay through Easter. I will stay through Fourth of July, whatever period of time it takes until we release the paychecks of 260,000 Americans. So what I would like my Democrat colleagues to consider is to fund all of DHS, every single part of it, for 2 weeks--just 2 weeks. We don't leave for Easter break. We spend every single moment together since we don't have planned meetings Friday, Saturday, Sunday for the next 2 weeks. Maybe we have codels and trips and family vacations, but I have a great and understanding wife. I am sure Democrat colleagues have the same thing, an understanding family--you have to, to do this job. And we stay here until we just get together and say: Hey, look. In a 2-week period of time, we can get there.
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