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On Thursday\u2019s broadcast of Bloomberg\u2019s \u201cBalance of Power,\u201d Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) argued that there is a DHS shutdown \u201cbecause this administration is insisting on a false choice to the American public.\u201d And said that Democrats are \u201cnot going to back down on this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Co-host Joe Mathieu asked, \u201cShould workers at DHS, like those in the TSA or FEMA, brace for weeks of this?\u201d<\/p>\n
Auchincloss responded, \u201cThey shouldn\u2019t have to. They shouldn\u2019t have had to suffer a day of it, because this administration is insisting on a false choice to the American public. They\u2019re saying you can have TSA PreCheck or you can have masked agents knocking on your door without a warrant. That\u2019s no bargain that a free people should ever accept, and the American public will not accept it. Democrats don\u2019t think that guns, badges, and masks are a good mix. We don\u2019t think that officers of the law should be able to conduct dragnet operations and intrude on people\u2019s personal property without warrants. And we do think that ICE should be re-prioritized toward border security and towards deporting criminals. And two-thirds of Americans agree with us, and we\u2019re not going to back down on this.\u201d<\/p>\n
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