House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said on Wednesday that he would reject a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for the rest of the fiscal year over concerns that it did not sufficiently curb Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
The announcement came in a closed-door meeting with Democratic caucus members, following continued ICE violence in Minnesota as part of Operation Metro Surge.
“We’ve heard our members speak loudly that ICE isn’t doing enough, these reforms aren’t doing enough. This lawlessness has to stop,” Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) told reporters after the meeting on Wednesday. “They are only doing this because they can. They are only doing this because the president of the United States wants to use them to terrorize communities, to terrorize U.S. citizens.”
But, according to NBC News, Democratic leaders did not state they would whip a vote to push all members to follow their “no” vote. This leaves the door open for Democrats, many of whom are facing close elections this year, to vote in favor of the appropriation bill.
Mostly.
They’ve got Bernie, who’s awesome. But other than that… I thoroughly do not understand.
Bernie caucuses with the Dems, but he is not a dem, he is a Vermont Progressive.
As Dems so often love to point out, Bernie is technically an Independent.
Then they all should be because their party is the worst run thing I’ve ever seen.
and I’ve watched the Conservative Party of Canada throw a 20 point lead last year.
Democrats are by and large Capitalists. Republicans are Capitalists. We have two Capitalist parties with ever so slightly different goals, none of which benefits us. Bernie is basically center. Once you understand Capitalism and how it must function and continually grow, you understand Democrats. They do not represent us.