Rep. Kelly votes no on DHS funding

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement after voting against a bill that does not rein in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection:

"For the third time, Speaker Johnson has prolonged a Department of Homeland Security shutdown instead of meeting with Democrats to pass a funding bill that would pay TSA and FEMA. President Trump has doubled down on his demands to attach a voter suppression bill to DHS funding in an obvious attempt to cheat our election system. He's sent paid ICE agents to loiter at airports, while unpaid TSA workers handle hours-long security lines. These are not the actions of a President who cares for the people, but rather the actions of a man desperate to cling to power. I will not give another dime to ICE or CBP that terrorize our communities. I refuse to submit to Republicans who bend the knee to this President."

Rep. Kelly signed the discharge petition to force a vote on a bill that would fund DHS, except for ICE and CBP, introduced by U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03).