""Shut it down, shut it down, shut it down," Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) told Axios, "and maybe, maybe, they'll take us serious and understand that we are unwilling to negotiate some minimal crap.""
""The Democrats have got to be really, really strong about stopping Trump's authoritarianism and reining in ICE," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a phone interview."
"Members of the progressive group MoveOn "haven't budged and neither should Senate Democrats," said spokesperson Britt Jacovich."
""It's absolutely pathetic how much leverage we forfeit as a party," said Kat Abughazaleh of Illinois. "House Democrats gave up their leverage and with it a critical chance to protect people from DHS and ICE abuse.""
Congress approved funding for most of the government through September while keeping Department of Homeland Security funding only until Feb. 13. The short-term DHS measure was intended to allow time to negotiate reforms of ICE and Customs and Border Protection after the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good. Progressive Democrats and several Democratic candidates expressed frustration that House and Senate Democrats repeatedly provided the votes needed to keep the government funded, sacrificing leverage to demand reforms. Some Republicans signaled willingness to expand ICE rather than reform it, increasing pressure from progressives to hold the line.
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