Washington, April 28 -- Representative Val Hoyle issued the following press release:
This week, the House of Representatives will vote on S. Con. Res. 33, which will provide up to $140 billion in additional funding for ICE and CBP. Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04) introduced an amendment rejected by congressional Republicans that would prevent reconciliation from being used as a backdoor way to fund the war in Iran without congressional authorization and debate.
"We cannot normalize using reconciliation for every party line priority," said Rep. Hoyle. "A decision this serious requires open debate, transparency for the American people and Members of both parties being forced to take a vote."
The full written testimony can be found here (ht...