Senate Republicans slammed their Democrat counterparts within the chamber for transferring ahead with a “partisan” Homeland Safety appropriations invoice that they are saying has “substantial flaws” and can go away the incoming Trump administration with out the sources they should repair the border disaster.
Senate Committee on Appropriations rating member Susan Collins, R-Maine, mentioned in a press release that Democrats’ management has led to a “unilateral decision from the Majority to post a partisan measure on a critical appropriations bill that is meant to help secure our borders and combat the surge of deadly fentanyl and other illegal narcotics flooding our communities.”
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Republicans slammed Democrats for unilaterally transferring ahead a ‘partisan’ Homeland Safety invoice. (Reuters)
She slammed this choice, claiming it “undercuts our efforts over the last two years to reach bipartisan consensus and allow Senators an opportunity to debate and amend appropriations bills.”
Appropriations Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., didn’t present remark to Fox Information Digital in time for publication.
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., the rating member of the Homeland Safety Appropriations Subcommittee, additionally criticized the transfer by Democrats.
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U.S. Senator Patty Murray speaks after the weekly Senate Democratic coverage luncheon on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb. 15, 2022. (REUTERS/Jon Cherry)
“On a unilateral, partisan basis, Senate Democrats chose to post a Homeland Security bill that falls woefully short of what’s needed to combat America’s border crisis and strengthen interior immigration enforcement,” she mentioned in a press release.
“Senate Democrats know [Trump] is going to immediately take action to clean up the Biden-Harris Administration’s mess at the border, so instead of working with Republicans to create a responsible appropriations bill they chose to release a product that would leave a Trump Administration short of the resources they need to secure our border.”
Border Patrol picks up a bunch of asylum seekers from an assist camp on the US-Mexico border close to Sasabe, Arizona, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (Justin Hamel/Getty Photographs)
Sen. Invoice Hagerty, R-Tenn., additionally hammered the Democrats for advancing the invoice.
“Americans rejected open borders, yet Senate Democrats propose:
- $750 million for resettling illegal aliens
- CBP One app
- More $ for resettlement facilities
- Less $ for CBP Border Operations Democrats are using their last 2 months to admit as many illegal aliens as possible,” Hagerty wrote on X.
Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer speaks throughout a information convention following a Senate Democratic coverage luncheon on the U.S. Capitol constructing on March 20, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Photographs)
The 11 different varied appropriations payments superior out of committee this summer season with bipartisan assist after being debated. The Homeland Safety measure was the one excellent spending measure that didn’t undergo the committee.
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Not one of the particular person measures have been voted on within the Senate. It is unclear if or when Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer will schedule votes on them.
Schumer’s workplace didn’t instantly present remark to Fox Information Digital.
