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On the recordMarch 27, 2026
reality sometimes hurts. The fact is that the Democrat leadership, over a 4-year period, let millions and millions and millions of illegal aliens and illegal persons into our country and, along with it, tons of drugs and all kinds of human trafficking. Now, they are arguing against deportations and are doing their very best to create chaos and hope the American people allow them to blame it on President Trump and Republicans. After the House passed a bipartisan DHS funding bill, along with concessions from the White House and good faith efforts from both Chambers, Chuck Schumer still refused to take yes for an answer. The bill we received does not fund DHS. It sets border security operations and CBP at zero quite intentionally. Zero dollars means that day-to-day operations at Customs and Border Protection are not funded. That is explicitly attempting to open our southern border. Homeland Security Investigations, which stopped sex and child trafficking, is left out as well. Was that deliberate? Apparently so. For the second time within a year, TSA agents are working without pay. That is terrible for them, for their families, and, of course, as we see, for the traveling public. President Trump took action today, thankfully, to find a way to pay our TSA agents and allow our airports to run more smoothly. Now, we have to do our job.…
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Dan Meuser
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing immigration policy and funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

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