Rep Greg Steube was on “National Report” on Newsmax to talk about getting rid of the filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act and also fund the DHS.
The Democrats have continued voting to keep the government shutdown. The result has been long lines at airport security due to a lack of funding for DHS.
“We saw what happened in Michigan. We saw what happened at Old Dominion. We see what happened in New York City. The Austin bar. Numerous domestic terror attacks by men that seemed to have been influenced by radical Islam,” Newsmax host Lidia Curanaj said.
“In the meantime, you have Democrats, the political theater, shutting down the Department of Homeland Security,” Lidia Curanaj continued.
“Your thoughts on all of this sir?” Curanaj asked.
“Not to mention the lines at TSA all across the country for everyday Americans just trying to travel and visit their families,” Steube said.
“In the great state of Florida, you have the Coast Guard, that those guys and gals aren’t getting paid,” Steube continued.
“The Coast Guard is a very important piece of our national security and our homeland security, and the security of the State of Florida,” Rep Steube said.
“You’ve got FEMA that’s not being funded. Thank God we are not in hurricane season right now, but you saw there were some tornadoes that hit in parts of our country that doesn’t have money and those people aren’t being paid,” Rep Steube continued.
“Again, you have the Democrats using the appropriations process to shut down provisions of the government,” Steube explained.
“I have called on leader Thune in the Senate since October to nuke the filibuster and fund the federal government. Nuke the filibuster, and pass the SAVE Act,” Rep Steube said of their unwillingness to do so.
Rep Steube criticized the Democrats for their role, but also said Republican leadership in the Senate is to blame since they were unwilling to get rid of the filibuster.
“The American people elected a Republican House, a Republican Senate and Donald Trump in the White House, and they are very frustrated by the fact that Thune has to go to Chuck Schumer to pass a bill to fund the basic elements of the federal government. The Border Patrol, the Coast Guard, FEMA, TSA, and everyday Americans are feeling it right now when they go to the airports,” Rep Steube said.
“They can blame the Democrats for this, but shame on us for not just nuking the filibuster and funding the federal government,” Steube explained.
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