Eric Schmitt: “the bill in the Chamber well right now does one simple thing: It gives U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stable…”

“the bill in the Chamber well right now does one simple thing: It gives U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stable, long-term funding so it can do the job the Congress assigned it to do--enforce the immigration laws on the books and protect the American people. It provides $100.36 billion for operations and support and provides $5 billion for procurement, construction, and improvements, all available through September 30, 2036. This bill is necessary because Democrats are trying to do through appropriations what they could not do in public debate. They could not persuade the American people to support amnesty for millions of illegal aliens who poured into this country under the Biden Presidency. They could not stop President Trump from closing the border. So now they are trying to cripple interior enforcement by defunding and hamstringing ICE. But either today or through reconciliation, we will fully fund ICE. That is what this fight is about. The border is closing. The next task is deportation, and deportation requires officers, detention space, transportation, technology, and operational support. It requires an ICE that is funded to do the job it is charged to do, not be starved out by politicians who want enforcement to fail. My bill says plainly we are not going to let that happen. Democrats' own rhetoric gives away the game.…”