Congresswoman Escobar Statement on Passage of DHS Funding Bill

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement on the passage of the DHS funding bill: "For over two months, Democrats pushed legislation to avoid the DHS shutdown - a bill identical to the Senate bill that passed 34 days ago. "House Republicans finally put this long-overdue bill on the floor to fund the Department of Homeland Security without including more money for ICE or Border Patrol without reforms, which have billions available. "If you’re wondering why they waited so long to get this done - we are too."