Bennie Thompson: “I would hope that contained within forthcoming grant guidance are instructions for some of the funding to be directed at…”

Essentially turning them into 'jails,' which the Mississippi Democrat says would constitute a misuse of the facilities.

That kind of talent, you just don't find it every day.

There you have it. House Republicans have an hour to debate a nonbinding symbolic resolution but not even a few seconds to do the job that would actually pay our DHS workers. This is the Republican DHS shutdown.

The department was using 'flat out wrong anti-union talking points.'