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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, in a few moments, my friend and colleague the Senator from Nevada will offer a unanimous consent request that is very simple. It funds TSA--no conditions; no ifs, ands, or buts.

It just says we are funding TSA. If Republicans want to see our TSA workers get paid, they should not object. It is very simple.

We know we need to straighten this out. Many people have different formulas, but, plain and simple, if you want to fund TSA with no conditions, no preconditions, just yes or no; no ands, ifs, or buts, do not block this resolution.

If Republicans block this resolution, we will know they don't want to fund TSA, because this is the simplest, quickest, easiest way to do it.

Our colleagues on the other side said: Oh, no, we don't want to fund it unless we have a compromise or we have a deal on other parts of ICE and CBP. That is holding the TSA agents and the American people hostage.

We are not holding any hostages. We are just saying: We need to fund TSA. We need to fund it now--no ands, ifs, or buts; no questions asked, no preconditions.

The American people will see. The Rosen proposal is simple. If Republicans block it, they are standing in the way of funding TSA now.

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