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WASHINGTON – Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer, both R-ND, released statements after the Senate approved the Secure America Act, reconciliation legislation that fully funds the Department of Homeland Security’s border security and law enforcement operations for three years.

“The Secure America Act fully funds DHS law enforcement and border security operations, providing the resources DHS needs to secure the border and enforce our immigration laws through all of President Trump’s administration,” Hoeven said. “Border security is national security, and the Secure America Act will make our communities more safe and secure.”

“For 76 days, Democrats kept the Department of Homeland Security in limbo,” Cramer said. “Then they made it crystal clear they’d rather defund law enforcement than defend law enforcement. And under President Trump, America has the most secure border we’ve ever had, and Republicans refuse to go backward or sacrifice the safety of our law enforcement personnel to Democrats’ open-border fantasies. The Secure America Act delivers the immigration security and rule of law that we all promised when we ran and that the American people expect.”