Thompson Statement After Republicans Cave and Join Democrats in Passing Bipartisan DHS Funding Bill
(WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement after House Republicans finally caved and joined Democrats in passing the bipartisan bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security. This comes after months of a Republican shutdown that forced DHS personnel to work without pay and jeopardized critical operations across the country:
“After sitting on his hands while the men and women of DHS went without pay, Mike Johnson finally did what he should have done a month ago: join Democrats in passing the bipartisan bill to end the Republican DHS shutdown.
“Republicans manufactured this crisis, prolonged it for months, and forced thousands of public servants and their families to pay the price.
“We are glad Congress will finally be able to fund these vital agencies and pay the men and women who serve this country. But Democrats will continue demanding major structural reforms at ICE and CBP in the face of their continued misconduct and abuses of power.”
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