Kaine Statement on Senate Passage of Funding for TSA, CISA, Coast Guard & Other Critical Entities Within DHS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement after Senate Republicans relented and agreed to fund the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Coast Guard, and other entities within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that keep Americans safe, while negotiations regarding Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continue in the wake of Trump Administration's unleashing of chaos and violence in our communities, leading to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti:

"After objecting to nine attempts by Democrats to fund the TSA, Republicans finally relented. Rather than pass commonsense legislation to fund these agencies and address the chaos at America's airports, Republicans spent all week inflicting needless pain on travelers, trying to disenfranchise millions of American citizens from voting, and defending Trump's deeply unpopular war in Iran. I'm glad they came to their senses and I'll do all that I can to push for safeguards to ensure that our immigration laws are enforced in a way that doesn't cause chaos and violence and waste taxpayer dollars."

Democrats tried to pass legislation to fund the TSA on March 5, March 11, March 12, March 18, March 19 (twice), March 21, March 23, and March 25, but Republicans blocked the bills each time.

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