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31. Is everyone interpreting ths article incorrectly or is it just me. Didn't Cornyn just force Democrats to support a

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 12:09 PM

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bill he introduced, publicly touted, and successfully passed via unanimous consent last week to make Senators/Congressmen go through the same long security check procedures as everyone else? Didn't he call out Democrats for not passing DHS funding in doing this? Here's his quote:

“I am glad the Senate has agreed with this commonsense bill to prevent those of us who pass the laws, or in this case refuse to pass the laws funding [the Department of Homeland Security] appropriations, to prevent us from receiving special privileges,”

Couldn't Delta be applying the same sort of pressure? Aren't they the airline that has agreed to work with ICE in moving the folks they kidnap to detention centers and overseas?

I'm not sure applauding Delta is appropriate. Are you?

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