John Cornyn

Mr. President, as you and we can all see, the cherry blossoms are popping out along the Potomac River and around the Capitol and are approaching peak bloom. We all know what comes next; we get a lot of visitors who come to the Nation's Capital at this wonderful time of year to see the cherry blossoms. They come during spring break, and it is good to see friends from back home come to the Nation's Capital to visit and learn more about how our government functions or sometimes how it doesn't function as well as we would like.

Mr. President, this week, we kick off the 2026 Major League Baseball season. While fans across the country once again enjoy cheering on the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros, I am reminded of the wise words of one of the great legends of America's pastime. Baseball Hall of Fame legend Babe Ruth once said: It's hard to beat a person who never gives up. For several days now, the Senate has been debating and considering the SAVE America Act. This bill would simply require individuals to present proof of U.S.

But this is very consistent with the policies of the Democrats because they are the party of "defund the police." They are the party of "abolish ICE." They are the party of "now don't pay ICE" and "don't enforce our immigration laws." So the reason why the TSA agents are not being paid is because we have voted multiple times to pay everybody who is working on behalf of the American people—all the patriots who are currently working— whether they are TSA agents or they work for Homeland Security Investigations, which does counterterrorism investigations.

Madam President, it has been 34 days since Democrats chose to shut down funding at the Department of Homeland Security, jeopardizing America's safety and well-being. No less than 120,000 DHS employees have missed paychecks, including the hard-working TSA agents and screeners that work at our Nation's airports, who have been working around the clock, without pay, to keep spring break travelers and others safe.