Pelosi Statement on Republicans’ Vote to Block Clean DHS Funding Measure
Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement after Republicans voted for the second time this week to block a clean appropriations bill to prevent the Department of Homeland Security from shutting down on February 28.
"Republicans are trapped in a dangerous, anti-immigrant fantasy. This is the second time this week that Republicans have voted to continue threatening the security of American families, doubling down on their breathtaking irresponsibility.
"There are only five legislative days remaining before Republicans' grandstanding shuts down the Department of Homeland Security. House Republicans must acknowledge what everyone else has known for weeks already: their toxic anti-immigrant riders cannot pass the Senate. It is time for Republicans to stop holding the security of the American people hostage, and join with Democrats to pass a clean, long-term DHS funding bill immediately."
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