DeGette Statement on Republicans Turbocharging Trump’s Cruel Immigration Agenda

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman DianaDeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after voting no on the Republicans' second hyper partisan reconciliation package:

"At a time when families in Denver are struggling to afford health care, groceries, and rent, Donald Trump and his Congressional allies decided that the best use of taxpayer dollars is to give $70 billion more to fund Trump's cruel immigration agenda," said DeGette. "I voted hell no because I refuse to support any funding that goes to the hateful policies that have led to Americans being shot in the streets, children being detained for 200 days, and neighborhoods in Denver being terrorized. I'm focused on clawing back this funding and the $100 billion remaining from the Big Bad Bill to fund affordable housing and accessible health care."

The Big Bad Bill, signed into law last summer, provided $140 billion to ICE and CBP. Roughly $100 billion remains as of April 2026.

• ICE: Roughly $63 billion remained unspent out of its initial $75 billion.
• CBP: Roughly $37 billion remained unspent out of its initial $65 billion.

The second reconciliation package includes:

• ICE: $39 billion
• CBP: $26 billion

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