Ranking Member Thompson Condemns Passage of “One Big Ugly Bill” as a Dangerous Betrayal of the American People
(WASHINGTON) – Today, Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security released the following statement condemning House Republicans for passing their “One Big Ugly Bill”:
“House Republicans just passed the most dangerous piece of legislation in modern American history. To appease President Trump, Republicans voted to rip healthcare from 17 million Americans, dole out tax cuts to billionaires, and give billions to Trump and Kristi Noem to fund mass deportations and more masked ICE agents to invade our communities.
“House Republicans have made it their sole purpose to take from the poor and give to the rich. As they deliver tax giveaways to billionaires and corporations, they do so at the expense of the very constituents who sent them to Washington in the first place. They have made a deal with the devil, and the American people will not let them forget it.
“To sweeten the deal for their Members, Republicans flooded the bill with unchecked billions in the name of ‘homeland security’ – billions for a border wall Trump once promised Mexico would pay for and immigration raids to round up law abiding people. Americans are against masked ICE agents terrorizing people in our communities who have been contributing to this country for decades – including parents of U.S. Marines and even American kids.
“I am afraid the worst is yet to come when we have a Department, a Secretary, and a President who believe they are above the law and that they can obstruct Congressional oversight and deny due process rights, including to legal immigrants.
“My Republican colleagues may be fooled by this One Big Ugly Bill, but the American people are not.”
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