7 democrats voted to keep funding ICE. Are they unaware of what we-the-people are going through?

[mysteryowl]

Last edited Fri Jan 23, 2026, 01:20 PM - Edit history (1)

Tom Suozzi (New York) https://suozzi.house.gov/

Henry Cuellar (Texas) https://cuellar.house.gov/

Don Davis (North Carolina) https://dondavis.house.gov/

Laura Gillen (New York) https://gillen.house.gov/

Jared Golden (Maine) https://golden.house.gov/

Vicente Gonzalez (Texas) https://gonzalez.house.gov/

Marie Glusenkamp Perez (Washington) https://gluesenkampperez.house.gov/

How can these representatives vote against us? Have they turned on the news or social media in the past few months?
There have been 1000's of people across this country in the streets against ICE and their brutality. Why are they not paying attention?

Voting to keep massively funding ICE just makes it harder for the rest of us.
It is a vote against we-the-people.

I don't understand. How can we get anywhere with this kind of voting?

Will you join me in contacting these people today? I think they need some education. Or - call their office to let them know your opinion.

[leftstreet]

1. You're saying our elected reps need better training?

I think they need some education.

They collectively spend million$ on consultants. They know what we're thinking

[mysteryowl]

2. Do you agree with their vote?

[leftstreet]

8. LOL Of course not n/t

[mysteryowl]

10. Okay.

I was being pragmatic in how I wrote about it.

[sheshe2]

34. Hi LG.

[surfered]

40. Do you mean Trumpsters?

[surfered]

46. Izmennik or predatel?

[sheshe2]

44. No dear, I had someone else in mind.

I won't even have to wait till the cows come home.

[GP6971]

52. Damn!! I didn't get a chance to say Hi!!

[sheshe2]

56. It was a twofer.

She had two going at the same time. Now both are dearly departed.

[awesomerwb1]

3. It's sad

They have caved every single time since trump took office.

As frustrated as you sound (rightly so), I am even more so to the point that I am considering leaving the party to become an independent. It's only on paper of course. But I'm done waiting for the Dem leadership to re-discover their spines. They are completely oblivious to their floor scraping approval ratings and the reasons for them.

[mysteryowl]

5. I understand.

I have been hearing how angry dems are that their leadership is failing them.

(DU, please allow this tread to stay on. We need to be able to express this.)

[CrispyQ]

9. My state makes it easy to switch affiliation online so you can participate in the primary.

FYI, you will get political mail & calls from both sides if you do this. I know cuz my husband is unaffiliated.

[mysteryowl]

11. Not the way I do it.

I use an email address just for occasions like this.

[CrispyQ]

15. LOL. I meant snail mail.

Our candidates still send out a ton of ads. They also canvas & knock on doors.

[mysteryowl]

17. I live on a street that gets a ton of door knocking and soliciting.

My solution was to put a sign on the door that says No Soliciting.
it works for 1/2 of them.

[CrispyQ]

24. We've been here for years & no one has knocked on our door more than Comcast/Xfinity.

We have a box in our backyard. It's 50/50 they're polite.

[mysteryowl]

26. We have to have a small sign because of how aggressive some are.

Before we started to lock the screen door, they would fling it open and pound on the inner main door and ring the bell over and over.



OOOHHH, that makes us want to answer.

[CrispyQ]

38. Oh yes, I've had the same! We upgraded to a much sturdier screen door.

People have this idea that because they knock you must answer & some of them expect it in a timely manner. I've been in the basement working out & heard someone ringing the bell multiple times. I sit by the open front window in the summer & one young man rang the bell three times & then walked across my lawn, as he left & said, "I can see you in there." So? I have the right not to stop my life cuz a stranger came to my door uninvited, probably to sell me something I don't want.

[mysteryowl]

41. Yep, in deedy

[Ping Tung]

4. My rep is going to beocome "aware" of it come (open )primary time.

This is her first term as a rop and has gone from "leans (D)" to voting approval of Trump/MAGA issues and bills.

[Ritabert]

6. These Dems have done this before. They need to be primaried.

[mysteryowl]

7. I don't follow any of these dems. I did not know they had history of doing this.

[Ritabert]

12. Yes Golden, Cuellar and Gluesenkamp-Perez in particular

[mysteryowl]

13. How utterly disappointing.

We went through this with Manchin. That sucked!

[Ritabert]

21. And Fetterman. I want my donation back.

[awesomerwb1]

14. A long ways to go before the primaries

With all the technology available these days, all in a small handheld computer, and the leaders can't figure out how to message more effectively.

The cynic in me thinks they are just happy with the status quo because it's easier to ignore their constituents and work for their mega donors this way.

[Ritabert]

31. You're right.

[CrispyQ]

32. I say all the time, our electoral process has been turned into a for-profit industry &

the ones who can change it are a subset of the ones who benefit from it. The dems are definitely better advocates for the People, but they would be better still, if we got big money out of the process.

[SocialDemocrat61]

33. The election is November

So the primaries should be in a few months.

[dsc]

51. I live in Davis' current district but not his new one

I live in his home county actually. Frankly I voted against him in his first, and so far only, contested primary. Clearly, I didn't get my way but he is now the only one who might be able to hold the seat as currently drawn. I actually think he is more likely to lose than win in the general anyway.

[SheltieLover]

16. If they don't know, they aren't paying attention!

[mysteryowl]

18. Apparently, they do know and don't care.

According to people posting about this today.

We need to clean up our democratic party. We need all our leaders to support we-the-people.

Hello SheltieLover

[SheltieLover]

19. Disgusted

[MustLoveBeagles]

45. It likely would passed even if no Democrats had voted for it, but still

DON'T HELP THEM!! Support your constituents! Some are getting kidnapped, brutilized and even killed! You feel if you don't vote for it the Repub's will pick on you? Give me a break! Sorry for shouting but I'm pissed!
If ever there was a time to stand up, this is it.

[SheltieLover]

50. Exactly!

I wouldn't want my name on that!

[gulliver]

22. Using the word "education" in this way is chilling...

... and it has the indirect effect of harming the word when used in other contexts such as the phrase "public education" or the "Department of Education." Using the word "education" to imply stupidity on the part of someone as in, "educate yourself!" is the same. It's immoral, either unintentionally (on the part of authentic progressives), or intentionally (on the part of people who use it to ridicule, satirize, or impersonate progressives).

[mysteryowl]

23. Okay, how should I say it?

[gulliver]

25. Something like...

..."call their office and let them know your opinion?" It's better than suggesting they're dumb or calling to mind historic misuses of the word "education" by authoritarians. Imo

[mysteryowl]

27. Yes, that sounds better.

[mysteryowl]

28. I fixed it for you.

[gulliver]

36. That's better

Still a bit presumptuous, but people get to say things the way they want to! Thanks for handling my criticism with patience.

[mysteryowl]

49. You are welcome

Next time just DU-email me or anyone else that you are correcting.

[niyad]

29. I am thankful that our 4 Dem reps are not on that list.

[Coldwater]

30. 60% of the people in the US do not support ICE

and only 38% approve,

Maybe they see this as a numbers game, the more ICE exposure, the more people will rebel.

[SocialDemocrat61]

35. Doubtful

The real question is how much support does ICE and Trump have in their districts?

[mr715]

37. Significantly --

they voted in the affirmative. They did not vote present. They did not not vote.

They took an affirmative stance.

[mysteryowl]

43. Huh... please explain. I don't understand and want to, if you have the time.

[mr715]

48. This is my perspective.

Votes are framed as affirmative (voting for) or no (voting against).

However, there are also non-votes which can be protest votes or due to absence or whatever.

By electing to vote against the majority of their caucus, they are taking a particular active part in the enabling of ICE policies. Alternatively, they could have voted present and instead required ALL GOP voters to be there to vote to pass the bill. Instead, they (the 7 Dems) allowed GOP members cover to not vote. It is a bipartisan bill now.

[Autumn]

53. They don't care. They think of their careers

[mr715]

54. Gross that 'service' becomes a 'career'

[maxsolomon]

55. The vote was to fund DHS, not solely ICE.

Here's Gluesenkamp-Perez's statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) released the following statement after voting for legislation that funds the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2026:

“When fishermen in Pacific County get in trouble out on the water, the Coast Guard makes sure they’re safe. When there’s flooding or landslides in Southwest Washington, FEMA helps our families get back on their feet. The Department of Homeland Security is extremely important to my community. I could not in good conscience vote to shut it down.

“Many in my community, myself included, believe the Administration was on the right track when they pledged to secure our borders and uphold law and order. However, it now appears to many of us that in pursuit of politically motivated removal goals and rushed timelines, federal law enforcement is being pressured to exercise overly aggressive tactics that endanger law enforcement and civilians. This is corrosive to the long term security and stability of our great country. Indiscriminate, overly aggressive slogans like ‘Defund ICE’ are not the solutions. We should not be forced into a false choice between having no border security and arresting US citizens.

“In a DHS shutdown, ICE would continue operating with limited oversight thanks to funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill, which I voted against. Meanwhile, agencies like the Coast Guard or FEMA–and communities like mine–would take the hit.

“It frustrates me to no end that House leaders on my side of the aisle have again embraced a false narrative–that shutdowns solve problems–instead of being honest about the tools we have at our disposal and working towards bipartisan solutions to protect public safety and our constitutional rights.”

https://gluesenkampperez.house.gov/posts/gluesenkamp-perez-releases-statement-on-her-vote-to-keep-the-government-open

BTW, the slogan is "Abolish ICE", Marie. Let me add: FUCK ICE.