Rep. Crockett's Statement on ICE in Airports

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Jasmine Crockett released the following statement: "It has been over 30 days since TSA workers have seen a paycheck because Donald Trump wants to play partisan games.

Democrats have introduced SEVEN bills to fund TSA, but Donald Trump is throwing a tantrum, demanding that Republicans fight with Democrats until his voter suppression bill - the so-called SAVE America Act - is passed.

At a time when groceries, gas, and housing continue to rise, families cannot afford to miss another paycheck.

Now is the time for Republicans to finally find their backbone, stop appeasing Donald Trump, and vote to fund TSA. Republicans in Congress have a duty to represent the people who sent them here - not Donald Trump.

ICE is completely out of control. These rouge agents have done nothing but cause chaos and terrorize our communities.

Now, Trump wants to hand them even more responsibility.

We are talking about people who have already shown they are unqualified and untrained to do their own jobs - and now they want them handling airport security?

This is going to create even more chaos and make the American people less safe.

This mess belongs to Trump and Republicans, and they have the power to end it today."

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