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On the recordMarch 20, 2026
But this is very consistent with the policies of the Democrats because they are the party of ``defund the police.'' They are the party of ``abolish ICE.'' They are the party of ``now don't pay ICE'' and ``don't enforce our immigration laws.'' So the reason why the TSA agents are not being paid is because we have voted multiple times to pay everybody who is working on behalf of the American people--all the patriots who are currently working--whether they are TSA agents or they work for Homeland Security Investigations, which does counterterrorism investigations. You know, these are very dangerous times. We have had multiple terrorist attacks in places like Austin, where I live, and in New York, Michigan, Virginia. And we heard from the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI Director, and others that we could expect more of these sleeper cells or people who are already here, who came in during the Biden administration, to become radicalized and lash out and kill more Americans. And those people aren't being paid either. And they also objected to paying the Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.…
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Discussing funding for TSA agents and national security during a floor speech.

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