U.S. Rep. McCollum Statement on Path Forward for Department of Homeland Security Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, Congresswoman Betty McCollum announced her support for legislation introduced by House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro which would fund critical components of the Department of Homeland Security without providing additional funding for ICE or Customs and Border Protection.

"Congress needs to fund FEMA, disaster relief, cybersecurity, and other functions of the Department of Homeland Security that keep Americans safe," said Congresswoman McCollum. "But I refuse to vote for another penny for ICE and Border Patrol while they bring chaos to our state, violate Minnesotans' civil rights, and trample on the Constitution. Democrats in Congress are working together to insist on transparency, accountability, and constraints on ICE and Border Patrol agents as conditions for funding their agencies. While we fight for those reforms, I support Ranking Member DeLauro's new DHS funding bill, which would fund the entire agency except for ICE, Border Patrol, and the Office of the Secretary - while prohibiting Kristi Noem's use of taxpayer-funded luxury private jets."