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Recognizing the Significance of Community College Month in April

Floor Speech

Date: April 22, 2026
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. CASSIDY. Madam President, the Democrats have held the Department of Homeland Security hostage for 68 days with the shutdown. This discussion is about funding ICE, Border Patrol, and paying the men and women who keep our country safe. The Senator is using childcare as a distraction.

Republicans have supported reducing childcare costs for families through multiple provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut, including the expansion of tax credits for childcare expenses for working families.

I am--we are--open to conversations about other ways to increase access to affordable childcare options, but that must include an acknowledgement from colleagues across the aisle that flaws in the childcare system steal money from taxpayers, steering money away from families who need it the most.

Ultimately, this amendment is not germane to the underlying bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, and I urge a ``no'' vote.

Under the provisions of section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I raise a point of order that the amendment offered is not germane.

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