WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Katie Britt issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Subcommittee, attended a Senate Judiciary hearing with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. As the lead Senate negotiator throughout the Democrat-led DHS funding lapse, Senator Britt discussed the importance of this funding, specifically to clean up the mess left behind by the Biden-Harris Administration's open border policies and to secure our homeland and strengthen national security.

Senator Britt addressed the horrific consequences caused by the Biden-Harris Administration's open border policies, asking Secretary Noem for her commitment to protect American citi...