Political Quotes

“Republican failures have shut down the Department of Homeland Security for more than 40 days. Before this Republican shutdown, the Trump administration did its dead level best to hollow out the Department and make America less safe. At least 2,000 permanent FEMA staff have left that agency since the day Donald Trump took office. $275 million in nonprofit security grant program funds remain stuck at DHS and FEMA instead of helping high-risk, nonprofit organizations like churches, mosques, and synagogues. At the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Trump administration terminated, reassigned, or pressured into resigning nearly 1,000 employees. The former CISA Acting Director said that the vacancy rate at the agency hampered its ability to fully support national security objectives. The President's fiscal year 2026 budget called for roughly $500 million in cuts to CISA, including cutting programs meant to secure our elections from foreign bad actors. At TSA, the Trump administration has moved to cut collective bargaining agreements meant to improve working conditions for the personnel keeping our airways safe. For over a year, Republicans have failed DHS and the American people at every turn, yet Republicans are shameless enough to lecture us about supporting DHS. Republicans have the power to end this shutdown today.”