Cortez Masto Votes Against Partisan Bill to Give a Blank Check to ICE and Border Patrol

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement after her vote against Republicans' bill to provide $70 billion to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, without any meaningful reforms for the agencies.

"Republicans already gave ICE and Border Patrol $150 billion. They don't need another $70 billion with no accountability to continue to terrorize families and go after American citizens and Dreamers." said Senator Cortez Masto. "Instead, we could be using these dollars to help working families afford health care, pay our local law enforcement, or fund school lunches."

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