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Speaker 1: This is Carol Plattlibel for town hall dot Com. In

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Speaker 1: the past two weeks, four terrorist attacks have struck the

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Speaker 1: United States in Texas, Michigan, Virginia, and New York. With

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Speaker 1: the war in Iran, Americans have been warned to be vigilant,

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Speaker 1: so it's astonishing the Democrats still refuse to fund the

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Speaker 1: Department of Homeland Security. Without funding, airport security is strained,

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Speaker 1: and resources for thousands of federal law enforcement officers, including

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Speaker 1: the US Coast Guard, or cut. This weakens both border

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Speaker 1: and maritime security. The shutdown is because Democrats want to

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Speaker 1: block support for ICE, but refusing to fund Homeland Security

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Speaker 1: sends a troubling message that opposing immigration enforcement and giving

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Speaker 1: Trump a loss matter more than protecting the American people.

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Speaker 1: Political fights are inevitable, but they shouldn't come at the

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Speaker 1: expense of Americans safety. Our nation's security demands seriousness, not

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Speaker 1: partisan posturing.