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WATCH: Rep. Thompson makes opening statement in Mullin budget hearing
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9:29Now PlayingRep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, made an opening statement Wednesday in a budget hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
Funding for immigration enforcement under Mullin’s department has been lately held up by Republican senators who opposed a Trump administration “anti-weaponization fund.” On Tuesday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the fund was being abandoned.
Mullin faced senators on Tuesday in his first congressional hearing since his confirmation to Trump’s Cabinet. The former Oklahoma lawmaker was questioned on his fledgling leadership of the agency, including his threats to remove Customs and Border Protection officers from airports in locations considered "sanctuary cities" by the Trump administration.
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