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Democrats who voted for ICE funding face fury, primary calls—"No excuse" (www.newsweek.com)

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Seven House Democrats voted in favor of a $64.4 billion bill to advance a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spending measure that includes about $10 billion for ICE. The votes came during a markup of the DHS appropriations bill, with Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky casting the lone Republican vote against the funding, which passed 220-207 and will fund ICE and FEMA through September 30.

The seven Democrats who voted alongside the majority of Republicans to push forward the bill are Representatives

Tom Suozzi (New York),
Henry Cuellar (Texas),
Don Davis (North Carolina),
Laura Gillen (New York),
Jared Golden (Maine),
Vicente Gonzalez (Texas),
Marie Glusenkamp Perez (Washington).

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[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They're terrified to be labeled, "anti-law enforcement". Meanwhile, the law enforcement they are supporting are murdering citizens in the streets.

[–] Saint_La_Croix_Crosse@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Democrats agree with what Republicans do, but want more politeness and obfuscation around it. Notice how Biden mostly made Trump term 1 bipartisan and starting in 2025, they stopped even pretending to be an opposition party.

[–] Biffsbraincell@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago

Billionaires have couped the country. They also own the democratic party. They aren't going to save us from themselves.