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On the recordJune 5, 2026
What happened in the U.S. Senate tonight should send a chill down the spine of anyone who cares about the rule of law in this country. Democrats had a very simple ask: work with us to put basic guardrails on an agency that has spiraled out of control. Instead, Senate Republicans took a sledgehammer to the appropriations process and wrote a $71 billion blank check to ICE and CBP to continue their lawlessness – throwing communities into chaos, allowing immigrants to die in DHS custody, and ripping children from their parents. Senate Republicans own the terror they’ve unleashed.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Statement on reconciliation bill for Homeland Security funding.

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