LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:

The House Democratic Caucus will evaluate the spending legislation passed by the Senate on its merits and then decide how to proceed legislatively. Our commitment is to protect the health, safety and economic well-being of the American people at all times.

The cost of living is way too high, healthcare is being ripped away from millions of Americans and the Department of Homeland Security is in need of dramatic reform. ICE is out of control and they must be compelled to conduct themselves like every other professional law enforcement agency in the country. Taxpayer dollars should be used to address the affordability crisis ravaging the country, not brutalize and kill American citizens.

The Trump administration must set forth an ironclad path that dramatically reforms ICE and other DHS agencies that the American people know have become lawless and heavy-handed. It is in the best interest of the country that this is done before the Congress reconvenes on Monday evening and legislation is brought to the House floor.

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