WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Patty Murray issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and a senior member and former chair of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement on the release of Republicans' budget resolution that establishes the framework for Republicans to approve $70 billion in new funding for ICE and Border Patrol on a party-line basis.
"Instead of doing literally anything to lower costs, Republicans are spending their time working hard to cut another massive blank check for ICE and Border Patrol-without any reforms, or even basic guardrails.
"After the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, people across the country demande...