Houlahan Issues Statement on Department of Homeland Security FundingPresident Biden signed the FY24 Homeland Security Appropriations bill into law over the weekend
Washington,
March 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), alongside her fellow members of the Democrats for Border Security Task Force, issued a joint statement on the FY24 Homeland Security Appropriations bill that has been signed into law by President Biden:
“We launched the Democrats for Border Security Task Force for a simple reason – to enact common sense border security policy and deliver for the American people.
“To that end, this bipartisan package includes a thoughtful, measured Homeland Security funding bill that will help in securing the southern border, but much more needs to be done.
“Specifically, the 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill contains:
“We are pleased that this bill provides robust funding for technology and personnel to combat the deadly fentanyl epidemic, which affects all our districts across the country.
“In addition, we support the record funding increase for the U.S. Border Patrol, which includes $125 million for increases to agents' overtime pay. This will be crucial for Border Patrol’s efforts to hire and retain qualified agents to keep our communities safe.
“However, even with these investments, Congress needs to pass a bipartisan border security bill.
“We continue to call on the House Majority to consider the Senate bipartisan border security agreement, which would provide DHS with the necessary policy and funding changes to secure our border as well as bring relief to our agencies, personnel, and border communities.”
Additional members on the joint statement include Reps. Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Tom Suozzi (NY-03), Colin Allred (TX-32), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Jim Costa (CA-21), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Dina Titus (NV-01), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Susan Wild (PA-07), Jared Golden (ME-02), Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Mike Levin (CA-49), Wiley Nickel (NC-13), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Susie Lee (NV-03), Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Mike Thompson (CA-04), Pat Ryan (NY-18), and Emilia Sykes (OH-13).
ICYMI: Watch Houlahan’s remarks at a recent Democrats for Border Security press conference on the need for comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform.
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