"Why shut down the government? We got new information this morning that TSA pre-check is going away, global entry is going away. You know there's real worry now that TSA and FEMA will not get paid. There's a winter storm coming to your northeastern location there. Why take away funding from FEMA, TSA, the Coast Guard and others when ICE is fully funded? Why not reopen the government?"
"He then laid out the Democrats' argument for holding up the government: So, we believe that this moment should be used to make dramatic changes to ICE that are bold, transformational and meaningful. That include lifting up the Fourth Amendment and ensuring that judicial warrants are actually required before ICE agents can break into the homes of the American people."
A partial government shutdown is impeding federal agencies as a major winter storm targets the East Coast. ICE funding remains intact while new information suggests TSA PreCheck and Global Entry may be cut and there is real worry that TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard will not get paid. Republicans control the House, Senate, and presidency, but enactment of spending requires Democratic votes. Democrats insist taxpayer dollars should make life more affordable rather than enable brutality or deaths, pointing to tragic cases like ICU VA nurse Alex Pretti. Democrats seek dramatic, constitutional ICE reforms, including warrant requirements for home entries.
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