WEEK ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ICE, BORDER PATROL AND DHS. AND TONIGHT, PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR DAVE MCCORMICK ADDRESSED THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN BECAUSE OF A DISPUTE AMONG LAWMAKERS OVER FUNDING FOR ICE. THE REPUBLICAN HOSTED A TELEPHONE TOWN HALL THIS EVENING, WHERE HE EXPLAINED WHY HE THINKS THE AGENCY SHOULD CONTINUE RECEIVING FEDERAL DOLLARS. FUNDING INCLUDES BORDER PATROL. IT INCLUDES CUSTOMS AGENTS THAT YOU SEE IN YOUR AIRPORTS. IT INCLUDES THE COAST GUARDS, AND IT INCLUDES ICE, WHICH, OF COURSE, IS JUST ONE SMALL PART OF THE BUDGET. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE IS NEVE
Pa. Sen. Dave McCormick addresses government shutdown concerns over ICE funding
Updated: 10:17 PM EST Jan 27, 2026
Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick addressed the potential for another government shutdown during a telephone town hall, focusing on a dispute among lawmakers over funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).”Funding includes border patrol, it includes customs agents, it includes the Coast Guard, and it includes ICE, which of course is just one small part of the budget,” McCormick said.He went on to say that he is never in favor of shutting down the government and expects negotiations to continue.
Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick addressed the potential for another government shutdown during a telephone town hall, focusing on a dispute among lawmakers over funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“Funding includes border patrol, it includes customs agents, it includes the Coast Guard, and it includes ICE, which of course is just one small part of the budget,” McCormick said.
He went on to say that he is never in favor of shutting down the government and expects negotiations to continue.