On the recordDecember 17, 2019
The legislation also includes my language to require on-demand admission to Members of Congress into DHS facilities so that we can conduct oversight without the administration whitewashing the reality inside before we arrive. That accountability is essential. The American people are counting on us to enact full-year spending bills that invest responsibly and provide much-needed budget certainty. The bill also prohibits HHS from turning over immigration information about potential sponsors of immigrants to our country. That is also vital to make sure that our immigrants are protected and that they have sponsors who are eligible and don't live in fear of having their immigration status turned over to DHS. This bill does all of this and more. It is not perfect, but no compromise ever is. I am proud, as a member of the Appropriations Committee, to join my colleagues in support of it.
