Facing a January 30 deadline for another federal government shutdown, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday that the Democratic leadership would not seek to block funding of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other units of the Department of Homeland Security.

The American Prospect reported that several Democrats in closely contested districts would be voting for the ICE appropriation. “They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement,” an unnamed source told the liberal magazine. “They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”

  • nosuchanon@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    This would be a fantastic use of political power to enable democratic expression and improve the lives of millions of people! That being said, there’s no way the Democrats will do that. Instead, they support the Republican Corporate efforts.

    Fixed that for you.