Congress’ most liberal Democrats are pushing for an all-out fight to rein in President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy after this week’s deadly shooting by an ICE officer in Minnesota — even if it means risking another government shutdown.
But those progressives are running into resistance from others in the party who are eager to avoid another huge funding showdown with Trump, leaving Democrats divided in the final weeks before Washington’s January 30 spending deadline.
“I think it should be a red line,” Rep. Jimmy Gomez, a California Democrat, told CNN when asked if his party should insist on changes to ICE in the funding bill. “I think we should take a hard stand against this funding.”
Another liberal, Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, has already begun to press his party leaders on forcing the issue.
“I just don’t understand how we provide votes for a bill that funds the extent of the depravity. I know we can’t fix everything in the appropriations bill but we should be looking at ways we can put some common-sense limitations on their ability to bring violence to our cities,” Murphy, a top Senate appropriator, told CNN.
Gomez and Murphy are among many enraged liberal Democrats who told CNN they want their
Continue Reading on CNN
This preview shows approximately 15% of the article. Read the full story on the publisher's website to support quality journalism.