CHAIRMAN ARRINGTON AT RULES HEARING: REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO FUND OUR GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The House Budget Committee issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) testified before the House Rules Committee on S.Con.Res. 33, which unlocks reconciliation to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP).

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Remarks as delivered:

"We're here today to stop the political nonsense and dangerous brinkmanship of our Democrat colleagues who for 72 days and 16 votes have held the Department of Homeland Security and the American people who depend on their services hostage over ridiculous and reckless demands that would effectively imperil not only the safety of our federal law enforcement a...