Top Democrats decline to say if they would push to rein in ICE funding after Minnesota shooting

[WhiskeyGrinder]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/democrats-ice-shooting-minnesota-funding-b2896967.html

The top Democrats in the House and Senate declined to say whether they would slash funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement after an agent in Minneapolis killed 37-year-old Renee Good.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, both of New York, held a press conference on Thursday. The Independent asked about whether Democrats would rein in ICE spending should they win back the majority in November.

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But both Jeffries and Schumer declined to say whether they would use their authority to rein in ICE. Democrats hope to take back the majority in at least the House of Representatives in November.

Jeffries later clarified that he was focused mostly on extending subsidies for the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace. Schumer avoided questions on his way out of the press studio.

[Autumn]

1. Not inclined to rally the base?

[regnaD kciN]

2. As the late great Bartcop would put it...

...the "Scared Bunny Democrats" are at it again.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

9. rip bartcop 🫡

[NewHendoLib]

3. More evidence that party labels are a sham. There's "them" and there's "us"

[RockRaven]

4. If you want to know why we lose elections, look no further than this crap.

[flvegan]

5. I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell ya. n/t

[Solly Mack]

6. ...

[demmiblue]

7. FFS!

Reminder: ICE has a budget bigger than most militaries around the world.

It has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office.

Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.

— Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 2026-01-07T20:15:15.911177Z

[spanone]

8. K&R

[Scrivener7]

10. And before anyone says, "but we're not in pooooowwwer!!1!" the question was specifically

asking about when Democrats regain the majority.

And STILL our "leaders" could not say, "Yes. Of course we'll rein in ICE."

WHY? What is going on here??

[WhiskeyGrinder]

11. If my party isn't in power, I want to hear from them about what they'll do when they're in power. And I'm not hearing a

lot of that fwiw.

[Scrivener7]

12. And I want EVERY ONE of them to make a loud public statement when we do

things like, oh, say, invading another country, or threatening war with DENMARK! Or when American citizens are murdered by federal nazis while dropping their six year old at school.

That's not happening either.