Democrat Backtracks After Voting To Give ICE $10 Billion
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"I hear the anger from my constituents, and I take responsibility for that," moderate Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) said on Monday.

Saying you failed and apologizing now is worthless.

Primary this guy and the other six that voted for this. None of these guys are people that we should be tolerating in the Democratic party with this kind of morality, callousness for human life, and such short sighted vision.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    104·
    2 months ago

    Suozzi, a moderate who co-chairs the House Problem Solvers Caucus, initially said last week he opposed shutting down the government because ICE would nonetheless continue to function due to an infusion of billions of dollars to the agency from President Donald Trump’s so-called Big Beautiful Bill. He also noted shutting down DHS would affect other agencies, like FEMA and the Coast Guard.

    He’s got a point, BBB gave ICE 75 billion they can spend however they like in the next decade. They can operate off that for years at current spending levels.

    And to Souzzi’s credit, he voted against the BBB.

    Not passing a budget isn’t enough, we need to claw that 75 billion back.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        2 months ago

        How do you propose we get 75 billion back that Suozzi voted against giving in the first place then?

        And why do you think defending the few parts of the government that still works would have any effect on the bad parts that are already funded?

        Like, I get your intent and I agree with it. But for fucks sake we need actual plausible plans that have a chance to work and aren’t guaranteed to cause even more damage if implemented.

        It’s perfectly normal to be pissed, but it doesn’t help anyone if we stop thinking logically. We can be pissed and still act logically, even I manage it most of time.

        • Triumph@fedia.io
          4·
          2 months ago

          How do you propose we get 75 billion back that Suozzi voted against giving in the first place then?

          We don’t. It’s gone.

          Asking fascists nicely to stop putting jackboots on necks, pretty please, doesn’t work. Making deals with them doesn’t work; they will always violate the terms of any deal.

          They have to be made to stop.

          • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
            31·
            2 months ago

            They have to be made to stop.

            By defunding them…

            Like, I understand you’re trying to agree with me, but you clearly just don’t understand this

            • Triumph@fedia.io
              21·
              2 months ago

              Im not, and it’s too late for defunding. They already have all the resources they need.