Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)
WASHINGTON, DC –Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following scathing rebuke of House Republicans’ increased budget allocation to fund ICE:
“Donald Trump and Republicans simply do not care about the problems that the American people are facing. This week, the House will consider the Reckless Republican Budget that hands ICE a blank check to brutalize Americans and does nothing to lower the sky-high cost of groceries, gas, or health care. And it doesn’t stop there. Last week, at 5 o’clock in the morning, the Senate passed a budget that gives ICE and Border Patrol another $70 billion in addition to the over $170 billion they gave the agency last year – without the commonsense reforms New Yorkers are demanding.
“As a senior appropriator, this budget does nothing to decrease the burden felt by my constituents and families across the nation. Republicans have again failed to work collaboratively to bring down the cost of groceries, gas, or health care – which are all spiking due to their failed policies and Donald Trump’s war with Iran. And Senate Republicans voted against amendments that would have stopped the DOJ from giving $1.8 billion in taxpayer dollars to right-wing allies and violent insurrectionists.
Enough is enough– as ICE is brutalizing our communities, killing Americans in the streets, and locking up innocent families and children without due process or cause. While American families are struggling to pay the bills and make ends meet, Trump allies are getting richer. I am continuing my push for accountability and to lower costs for my constituents and families around the nation, not turning a blind eye to corruption and passing a budget that hands over billions of dollars for the Department of Homeland Security’s violent mass deportation policies. I maintain my opposition towards ICE and voted against this funding package that will bolster federal support for ICE without oversight.”
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