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Progressive Dems Say They’ll Vote Against Deal to Avert Shutdown

FOOT, DOWN

Because DHS “does not deserve an increase in funding,” they said in a letter Thursday.

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A group of progressive freshman Democrats have officially put their foot down on increased funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Oman (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) released a statement Thursday saying that they will vote no on a bipartisan bill to...

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