John Cornyn: “this week the Senate continues to consider the government funding bill, which I hope we will decide to vote on tomorrow…”

“this week the Senate continues to consider the government funding bill, which I hope we will decide to vote on tomorrow afternoon. I want to highlight a few ways that this legislation is good for America. It addresses important priorities, and it is particularly good for those 28 million people I have the privilege of representing in Texas. I know people say we don't want to do an omnibus appropriations bill, and frankly this is not the best way to do business, but when our Democratic colleagues objected to us processing individual appropriations bills, this is the only alternative, other than perhaps a continuing resolution. A continuing resolution would continue Obama-era policies and frankly wouldn't end up saving any money because both of them are subject to the same spending caps under the Budget Control Act. Here we are. The House will undoubtedly pass this agreed-upon bill, the first negotiated bill with the Trump White House, with a Republican majority in the House and the Senate, and with Democratic participation and input as well. First, as I mentioned yesterday, this bill provides significant funding to shore up security at our international border with Mexico. This is a particularly important Texas issue because obviously we share a 1,200-mile common border with Mexico, but it is also a national issue. It is an important issue President Trump ran on and one of the reasons I believe he was elected. Attention to securing the border is long overdue.…”