WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:

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Democrats Are Standing in the Way of American Safety and Security

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"The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for over a month. The Democrats shut it down. They want to peel it apart. They refuse to reopen it. Meanwhile, we are seeing long security lines, missed paychecks, and multiple terrorist attacks on American soil."