From hurricanes and tornadoes to volcanos and forest fires. the Departments component agencies. such as FEMA and the Coast Guard. play a critical role in the preservation of lives and property. The Housepassed bill provides the Department with nearly $40 billion in fundinga level consistent with the Budget Control Acts spending limits. That money will not only fund the critical programs I have mentioned so far. but will also provide critical improvements on a wide range of fronts. including more border control agents. new ICE detention facilities. increased funding for EVerify. more effective security screening at our airports. improved Secret Service protection. increased support for cyber defense. and important disaster relief. These provisions all enjoy broad bipartisan support. and I commend my colleagues on the Appropriations Committee for their hard work on this package. But this work has been complicated by a troubling development: some of my colleaguesalmost all of them Democratsactively seeking to block consideration of this vitally important funding.
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