HAGERTY PRESSES SENATE DEMOCRATS TO FULLY FUND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ENSURING THAT THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN KEEPING AMERICA SAFE ARE PROPERLY COMPENSATED

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty issued the following press release:

Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) pressed Senate Democrats on the Senate floor to end the partial government shutdown and ensure Americans' safety during global tensions.

Remarks as prepared for delivery:

Mr. President, today marks the 20th day of what has been a completely unnecessary, incredibly harmful, and politically-motivated shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security - an agency whose core mission is to protect our citizens from terrorism, crime, cyber risk, natural disasters.

The question is: why are we here? Why is the entire government not open? We find ourselves at this moment because my colleagues on the other side of the aisle o...