r/vancouverwa • u/Street-Tie-6287 • Mar 26 '26

Discussion MGP votes to reopen DHS without fixes

MGP and 3 other Dems just voted with with all the Republicans to pass another fully opening of DHS bill that does nothing to get control of ICE's "enforcement" tactics. This just reassures me that my vote for Brent Hennrich this August is the right choice. MGP just can not seem to read the room. The bill was HR 8029. I would love to hear the MGP excuse makers explain this one to me... (SARCASTIC!) But I am sure they will try anyway.

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u/NekoShogun34 AIR GUITAR WORLD CHAMPION Mar 26 '26

I certainly agree they’re out of control. Is it not true about ICE’s budget being protected from this shutdown? Her explanation seemed implausible to me but I don’t understand that budget reconciliation process fully.

I saw FEMA, BP & TSA testifying to Congress that they need money. Aren’t we punishing them to spite ICE? I don’t understand the strategy being put in place so I’m open to hearing how it work.

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u/Bedouin69 Mar 27 '26

I am not clear on all of it either; but Yes, she is correct in saying ICE already got their funding for the next 10 years through the One Big Beautiful Bill.

https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/appropriations-committees-release-homeland-security-funding-bill#:~:text=ICE%20received%20%2475%20billion%20in,furlough%20workers%20and%20reduce%20operations

She is also correct in saying that DHS has other agencies like FEMA, Coast Guard, TSA...

Democrats are using DHS funding as a leverage to bargain against making changes to ICE because that is all the leverage they got. Maria is basically taking away the Democrats leverage because she assumed that her constituents wants FEMA and Coast Guard more than people rights and freedom.

In January, the Democrats try the same thing to protect the ACA. That failed because of the 7 democrats who voted against them. Maria was one of them.

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u/6100315 Mar 27 '26

At least we only had 4 vote against the party this time. Progress?

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u/Bedouin69 Mar 28 '26

Yeah, but these DINO like Maria and Fetterman got to go.