Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she will vote against DHS funding [View all]
Source: NBC News
Jan. 25, 2026, 8:50 AM EST / Updated Jan. 25, 2026, 4:35 PM EST
WASHINGTON — Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said in interviews on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that they will not vote for Department of Homeland Security funding after the latest fatal shooting of an American by a federal agent in Minneapolis.
“When they’re killing two constituents in my state, and they’re taking 2-year-olds out of the arms of their mom, and they are taking an elder Hmong man out of his house and putting him out there in his underwear, and then figuring out they have the wrong man,” Klobuchar told moderator Kristen Welker, “no, I am not voting for this funding.” Schiff said he was "not giving ICE or border patrol another dime, given how this agency, these agencies are operating."
Several other Democrats announced that they would vote against DHS funding until restrictions on immigration enforcement operations are put in place after a federal agent shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, in Minneapolis on Saturday. The bill would need a handful of Democratic votes in order to pass, and the Senate is expected to consider the measure this week. If the appropriations bill does not pass, the government could enter a partial shutdown at the end of the month.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Saturday that Democrats would not provide the necessary votes if DHS funding is included in the appropriations bill.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/amy-klobuchar-dhs-funding-minneapolis-shooting-ice-rcna255804
She should. It's HER state under assault and people were wondering where she was.
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