Ramirez Statement on the Passage of DHS Funding Bill

Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement on the passage of the Senate Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill:

"Today, the House passed a DHS funding bill, and just like that, the shutdown is over. While I am relieved that essential employees will receive their paychecks, I am disappointed that I was not given an opportunity to cast a vote on the bill. For the record, I would have voted NO on the DHS funding bill, just as I voted no on the reconciliation bill to authorize $140B in additional funding for ICE and CBP. The Senate Bill passed by voice vote today is a win for our movement in that it did not have ICE funding, BUT it includes funding for CBP, does not include reforms or guardrails, gives permission to transfer funds to ICE and CBP, and continues to allow the department to manipulate emergency authorizations and abuse our data. Taken together, passing the DHS funding bill and the reconciliation bill ensures more of the same from DHS. DHS must be dismantled, and something new must take its place- something that honors our shared humanity and our security."