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February 12, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) released the following statement as continued obstruction by Senate Democrat leadership places Department of Homeland Security funding and critical operations in jeopardy, with a shutdown looming on Friday at midnight:
February 11, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Homeland Security Subcommittee held a hearing on the impacts of a potential shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As it stands, funding is set to run out for DHS by the end of the week, and Democrats seem prepared to shut the government down, even though the bipartisan FY26 Homeland Security Appropriations Act already passed the House several weeks ago.
February 11, 2026
Thank you, Chairman Amodei and Ranking Member Cuellar, and thank you to our witnesses for being with us today. Every member at this dais has an Article I responsibility, and every member here – regardless of party – knows how damaging a shutdown is, both to the power of the purse, and the American people. The consequences are real, and so should our conversations in relation to the situation at hand. I expect my colleagues on the other side of the aisle will focus their remarks on immigration enforcement efforts. They’ll say they are taking a stand against ICE and CBP. I find that position difficult to reconcile with the facts. Neither a shutdown nor continuing resolution enhances oversight – but our bipartisan, bicameral FY26 bill did.
February 11, 2026
Welcome to our distinguished panel. I sincerely thank you for being here – especially on such short notice. I’m going to do something completely out of character for me – I’m going to start with a brief opening statement. The focus of this hearing is fairly straightforward. Absent the passage of a Continuing Resolution in the coming days, the Department of Homeland Security will shut down. We have already passed the time when bill text should have been shared with Members, in accordance with the 72-hour rule. The short story is that finalizing a bill at this point before Friday is impossible. A shutdown is a distinct possibility. But not all components will equally share the pain during a shut down.
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