Michigan US Sen. Slotkin says she’ll vote against DHS funding bill after Minneapolis shooting

Michigan U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, said she will be voting against a bill to boost funding for the Department of Homeland Security after a federal immigration officer killed a man in Minneapolis on Saturday.

Slotkin joins a number of Democrats announcing a “no” vote on the bill, which includes $64.4 billion for the department, with $10 billion for ICE.

“This is what President Trump meant when he said he wanted to go after ‘the enemy within.’ “At every opportunity, he’s escalated violence against the people of Minnesota. Now, two American citizens have been killed by their own government as part of this operation. “This is part of a continued, coordinated assault on our Constitutional rights — with specific focus on individuals and groups who disagree with this President. “I will be voting against the Department of Homeland Security funding bill this week. “As all Americans can see with their own eyes, ICE and those under their command are not acting as responsible law enforcement agencies. They are recklessly inciting violence at the whims of the President. And they must be reined in before there is more killing.”

Senator Elissa Slotkin

Michigan’s other U.S. Senator, Gary Peters, also a Democrat, has not said if he will be voting no on the funding, but urged the White House to “turn down the temperature,” and pushed for a full investigation.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said that Democrats will not vote for a spending package that includes money for DHS, which oversees ICE. Schumer’s statement increases the possibility that the government could partially shut down Jan. 30 when funding runs out.

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