John Thune: “Homeland Security appropriations expire tomorrow, and there are concerning signs the Democrats are prepared to walk away…”

“Homeland Security appropriations expire tomorrow, and there are concerning signs the Democrats are prepared to walk away from the table and allow funding for critical Homeland Security Agencies to expire--funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the TSA, the Coast Guard, cyber security, and more. I want to take just a moment to review how we got here because it was a mere 3 weeks ago we had a bipartisan agreement on the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill--bipartisan. Both House and Senate Democrats had signed off. That bipartisan agreement included additional funding for body cameras for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. It included funding for deescalation training for ICE, and it included additional oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol spending. We were all set to pass this bill, and then Democrats reneged on the agreement.”