Hakeem Jeffries
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So dramatic changes are necessary to the manner in which the Department of Homeland Security officers are conducting themselves before any funding bill should move forward.
But doesn't that imply that black voters specifically don't have an ID?
Most of them say that they have one, and I think it's like over 70% of them are in favor of voter ID for elections.
ICE and the Department of Homeland Security need to dramatically change.
then a full-year appropriations bill is in deep trouble.
ICE and the Department of Homeland Security need to dramatically change.
And absent that, then a full-year appropriations bill is in deep trouble.
Democrats are committed to this fight.
And again, we've made clear, line in the sand, red line.
We've articulated the things that will be necessary for there to be a full vote.
year appropriations bill connected to ICE funding.
The American people want to see the masks come off.
The American people want to see body cameras turned on.
ICE and the Department of Homeland Security need to dramatically change.
And absent that, then a full year appropriations issue.
There are more than 3 million documents that are being withheld by the Department of Injustice.
And so the question that has to be asked, that the American people are asking, is what are they hiding from the American people and who are they protecting?
Body cameras should be mandatory.
Masks should come off.