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Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026

Floor Speech

By: Young Kim
By: Young Kim
Date: March 5, 2026
Location: Washington, DC

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Mrs. KIM. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding.

Today, we are in a battle for the safety and security of every U.S. citizen. Threats against our Nation are at an all-time high. Our adversaries are actively looking for weakness, and we are putting ourselves in harm's way by not carrying out the most basic function of government: protecting the homeland.

This is not a political game. TSA officers are working without pay while protecting our airports. Coastguardsmen are risking their lives at home and are active in the Persian Gulf. FEMA coordinators are operating with limited resources as we get closer to wildfire season. Federal law enforcement is securing our borders against narcoterrorists.

Thanks to Democrat dysfunction, none of these patriots will see their paychecks this month. We already learned this in October. Our homeland security should never be used as a bargaining chip.

I urge my colleagues to choose patriotism over partisanship and fund the Department of Homeland Security immediately.

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