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Press ReleaseNeutral2026-04-30

LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DHS FUNDING

Hakeem S. Jeffries
Hakeem S. Jeffries
DNY-8 · Representative
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This press release from Representative Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY) was published on 2026-04-30 and titled "LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DHS FUNDING". It focuses on immigration and touches on the environment.

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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DHS FUNDING

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: For more than two months, Donald Trump and House Republicans have kept the Department of Homeland Security shut down because of their toxic demand to spend billions of taxpayer dollars on ICE brutality. Today, the extremists backed down. House Democrats forced passage of legislation that reopens [ ]
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