CSPAN - Washington Journal Open Phones Aired: 2026-03-28 Duration: 06:59 === Republicans Need Speedy Citizenship (04:11) === [00:00:00] Out here working without pay. [00:00:02] Number two, I completely support our nation going against Iran. [00:00:11] I mean, if they would ever got nuclear capability, you wouldn't be worrying about high prices of food or gas. [00:00:18] You'd be worried about martial law if they could ever get a nuclear weapon to come over here. [00:00:24] And one more thing. [00:00:25] Number three, I think that the ICE, they need, I back the badge, I fly it on my car, a tag, I pay $100 a year extra for it. [00:00:39] But you have to have certain states or certain cities when the Obama administration, when they went in, they actually worked with the illegal aliens that they already have jailed. [00:00:52] And I think the Republicans need to talk with Trump that an illegal alien who's been here 10 years and has never been no problem. [00:01:03] There should be a more speedy way for them to become citizens. [00:01:08] The ones that came into the prior administration, that is the ones you need to worry about. [00:01:14] But the Republicans need to really work on their illegal alien problems. [00:01:21] But if somebody's been here 10 years and has worked and been doing the right thing, there should be a speedier way so they can become a citizen. [00:01:33] All right. [00:01:34] Thank you, Jack. [00:01:35] Appreciate you touching on all of those topics and appreciate those calling in on Open Forum. [00:01:40] Welcome to today's Washington Journal. [00:01:41] Get an update first from the Hill. [00:01:44] After rejecting Senate deal, House passes short-term DHS funding bill. [00:01:49] That's the headline. [00:01:50] It says that House lawmakers on Friday passed a Republican bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security in its entirety for eight weeks after GOP leaders rejected a Senate-passed bill that would exclude money for immigration enforcement. [00:02:06] The partisan package was a nod to conservative immigration hawks who hailed Speaker Johnson for pushing it through. [00:02:13] But it has no chance of passing the Senate and ensures that the weeks-long DHS shutdown will become the longest in history. [00:02:21] Well, here is Speaker Mike Johnson speaking yesterday before the vote about why he's against that Senate-passed bill. [00:02:28] This gambit that was done last night is a joke. [00:02:31] I'm quite convinced that it can't be that every Senate Republican read the language of this bill. [00:02:37] And I'm going to just read you one excerpt of it because it's pretty alarming and it says everything that you need to know in Section 4. [00:02:45] This is on page 2 of the bill. [00:02:47] This is an actual copy of the bill, that excerpt. [00:02:51] It says, quote, the contents printed under the headings of this bill, U.S. Immigration AND Customs Enforcement AND Border Security Operations under THE heading of U.S. Customs AND Border Patrol AND Protection shall have no force or effect for purposes of this act, and amounts specified in the final bill under the subheading Border Security Operations and under the heading U.S. Customs AND Border Protection and under the headings of U.S. [00:03:20] Immigration AND Customs Enforcement and the Department OF Homeland Security shall be ZERO. [00:03:28] We're not doing that. [00:03:29] And it is unconscionable to me that the Democrats would force some sort of negotiation at 3 o'clock in the morning and try to hoist this upon the American people and then get on their jets and go home for their holiday and pretend and think that we're going to go along with that. [00:03:44] So we're going to do something different. [00:03:45] We're going to do the responsible thing. [00:03:46] Republicans are going to continue to govern and do the right thing morally, legally, and politically. [00:03:53] We are going to take care of those who take care of us. [00:03:56] Now, there were three Democrats that voted with Republicans on that bill. [00:04:02] They were Representative Henry Coyar of Texas, Don Davis of North Carolina, and Marie Glusenkamp-Peres of Washington. === Democrats Force Morning Negotiations (02:48) === [00:04:11] And here's what she said on X. [00:04:14] This is Representative Marie Glusenkamp-Perez. [00:04:17] She says, I believe ICE reform is necessary. [00:04:20] I voted for this bill because I believe that it's wrong not to pay people for their work. [00:04:25] It's also foolish not to pay people for their work because you think it's going to get you unattainable goals. [00:04:32] And this is what minority leader Senator Chuck Schumer said. [00:04:37] He said, a 60-day CR that locks in the status quo is dead on arrival in the Senate, and Republicans know it. [00:04:45] He says, we've been clear from day one. [00:04:47] Democrats will fund critical Homeland Security functions, but we will not give a blank check to Trump's lawless and deadly immigration militia without reforms. [00:04:59] Wonder what you think about that. [00:05:00] There's also the conflict in Iran going on. [00:05:04] We'll go straight to the calls now to JJ Hollister, California, Republican. [00:05:08] Good morning. [00:05:10] Good morning. [00:05:11] John for taking my call. [00:05:13] I'd like to first talk about war in Iran. [00:05:18] And here's the situation. [00:05:21] The intelligence, intelligence are right on because they had said that certain people at certain places and they were blown up and all that. [00:05:35] But the intelligence is top-notch. [00:05:38] So that same intelligence told the president they were near inventing the nuclear bomb. [00:05:49] So he had all this feedback coming back. [00:05:53] And I would go with the intelligence because they've been right on. [00:05:58] And then I also said that: are you willing to take the chance when you have a country that will shoot their own, what, almost 3,000 protesters? [00:06:09] So that kind of country don't hesitate to use that nuclear maybe on our bases and then extend the rockets to go further. [00:06:20] So I'm willing to take that chance that that never happens. [00:06:23] Yeah, JJ, there's estimates of almost 30,000 protesters being shot by the regime. [00:06:30] This is Ann in New York, Democrat. [00:06:32] Hi, Ann. [00:06:34] Good morning. [00:06:35] Thanks for taking my call. [00:06:37] This is a disgrace that these people are working without a salary. [00:06:42] I am an 85-year-old woman, and I am ashamed to be an American. [00:06:47] This is just totally a disgrace. [00:06:50] We'll break away from this recorded program here. [00:06:53] Finish watching online at C-SPAN.org. [00:06:55] Nothing ever. [00:06:56] To Texas. [00:06:57] Now for today's CPAC meeting. [00:06:59] Live coverage.