Rep. Subramanyam Statement on DHS Funding Vote

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement after the House passed the bipartisan DHS funding bill that also passed the Senate unanimously last month:

"This House Republican shutdown should never have happened. This vote was long overdue, and what we passed today should have been passed when my colleagues and I proposed it months ago.

With that said, I am relieved that my constituents, including federal workers at TSA, FEMA, and across the Department, will get paid next month. Throughout this shutdown, families in my district struggled to pay bills and put food on the table just so House Republican leadership could placate far right members of its caucus.

As we move forward, we must demand accountability and transparency from ICE and DHS. We must also take up legislation I have championed to stop these ridiculous shutdowns that put our national security at risk. Our federal workers and the American people should not have to pay the price for political fights in Congress."

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