House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Homeland Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) released the following statement after House Republicans unveiled a Homeland Security appropriations bill that includes nearly $5 billion to fund President Trump’s border wall:
“The inclusion of $5 billion for President Trump’s border wall in House Republicans’ Homeland Security bill is an extreme example of wasteful spending prompted by a seeming need to cater to the whims of President Trump. After the shame of the Trump family separation policy, this funding only further enables this administration’s obsession with cruel attacks on immigrants and their families.
“The American people sent us to Congress to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars, not fritter away federal funding on divisive spending based on an uninformed campaign promise. This bill is completely unacceptable and Democrats will oppose it."
Source: U.S. Department of HCA
