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Senator Dick Durbin
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Democrats support strong border security. And we can have a debate about effective border security, but we shouldn’t do it while holding the federal government hostage.
Unfortunately, President Trump has decided to stop paying hundreds of thousands of federal law enforcement personnel and researchers to pressure Congress for his wall.
Mr. President, you may have never lived paycheck to paycheck, but many workers do. Stop picking on these federal employees.
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Senator Dick Durbin
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At the first meeting of the homeland security conferees yesterday, I urged my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to focus on smart and effective border security measures as opposed to threats of government shutdowns or emergency declarations from President Trump.
The President may be disappointed if we don’t give him everything he’s asked for, but if this Appropriations Committee did that, it would be a first in history.
We must use our bipartisan judgement to make the right decision for the American taxpayers and for the safety of this country. I'm confident that if we do that, we can come to a sensible agreement.
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Senator Dick Durbin
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There is no reason why essential federal employees should continue to suffer while politicians in Washington bargain a compromise on border security. That is why I voted to reopen the government for two weeks while we continue to debate smart and effective border security.
Unfortunately, not enough of my Republican colleagues joined this bipartisan effort, so the government will remain closed for now and federal employees will risk missing yet another paycheck.
There are several Continuing Resolution options available to reopen the government. I hope my Republican colleagues will join our call to open the government as soon as possible.
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