Republicans, as they often do, are going to rely on that tried and true rhetorical technique known as "lying." The Democrats can:
a) Use this to show how genuinely serious they are by pointing out that, once again, this administration is dangerously incompetent.
b) Use this to show how "serious" and "tough" they are by caving in to a bunch of lying bullies and handing the dangerously incompetent administration even more unchecked power.