WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after voting against legislation to advance the five remaining fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills and a two-week continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

"I will not support another nickel for Trump's lawlessness. I will not support another cent for Trump's DHS or his ICE thugs and their murderous tactics. We must defund and abolish ICE," said Senator Markey. "Americans were murdered in cold blood by Trump's thugs in the streets of Minneapolis. His roving bands of secret police continue to terrorize communities from Maine to Minnesota with impunity-abu...