WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) released the following statement on her vote against funding the Department of Homeland Security and ICE:
“Today, I voted no on the bill that included funding for ICE. The events taking place in Minneapolis represent a cultural moment in America — where people across the political spectrum saw, with their own eyes, U.S. citizens abused, threatened, and gunned down. Our fundamental rights as Americans, trampled.
“I have talked about these very issues for a year now, and I was unable to support more funding without serious, legislated change.
“My sincere hope is the White House and my Republican colleagues in Congress hear the chorus from the American people, and use the next two weeks to put the appropriate limits on ICE. The model should be our state and local police officers, who adhere to a set of standards every day while protecting our communities.
“If my colleagues meet the moment and accept legislated reform and change, I am ready to vote for the bill.”
Earlier this week, Slotkin took the floor of the Senate to give a speech about the situation in Minneapolis, the attack on our freedoms and to call for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign, be fired or be impeached.
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