Larson Applauds House Vote to Pay TSA and Coast Guard Without Handing More Money to Cruel Trump Immigration Agenda

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement after the House passed a funding bill to ensure TSA agents, FEMA personnel, and members of the Coast Guard are paid, while rejecting Republican demands to hand ICE another blank check as part of any funding deal. Larson has called for disbanding ICE and diverting their funding to build more affordable housingand lower healthcare costs.

"After refusing to ensure pay for our TSA agents, FEMA workers, and Coast Guard, the House finally relented and passed the same bill the Senate passed unanimously more than a month ago," said Larson. "I'm proud of Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro for leading the fight to ensure our civil servants and troops will be paid without providing more money to advance Donald Trump's cruel immigration agenda. ICE has become Trump's secret police force, in essence, and continues to evade any form of accountability from the American people. They do not need any more funding. They need to be disbanded! I have opposed the agency since its inception and will keep fighting to hold them accountable to keep our residents safe."