Some news: Got a Dear Colleague letter drafted by @AOC, @AyannaPressley, @RashidaTlaib and @IlhanMN that calls for a cut in DHS funding amidst negotiations. W/@sambrodey https://t.co/kTKEjUtUuD pic.twitter.com/h4GpuTdlbR
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) January 31, 2019
“In solidarity” we don’t want you to protect America because DHS dares to prosecute illegal aliens.
Via Free Beacon:
Progressive members of Congress are pressuring their colleagues to cut funding for the Department of Homeland Security, threatening another government shutdown.
A copy of the “dear colleague” letter circulated from Reps. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (D., Mass.), Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.), and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) details their demands concerning homeland security, the Daily Beast first reported Thursday. A member of Omar’s staff confirmed the letter’s authenticity in an email to the Washington Free Beacon.
The letter was distributed to the members of the bipartisan, bicameral committee responsible for reaching an arrangement to fund the government for the rest of fiscal year 2019. The government was shut down for a record 35 days after President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats came to an impasse over funding for a wall along the southern border. The two sides agreed last Friday to fund the government for several weeks, allowing government agencies to reopen and employees to receive paychecks while Washington hashes out a budget.