On the recordMay 21, 2019
The President's fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security is, in a word, indefensible.
Source
congress.govThe President's fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security is, in a word, indefensible.
Condemnation of President Trump's budget prioritizing border wall construction over essential security needs.
Share
More from Bennie Thompson
At a time when DHS is rightly warning about an elevated threat environment from terrorists and cartels, we should be focused on plugging security gaps rather than senselessly creating new ones.
Essentially turning them into 'jails,' which the Mississippi Democrat says would constitute a misuse of the facilities.