WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today took to the Senate floor to slam the Republican budget resolution that will deliver $140 billion to ICE and Border Protection with no reforms. In his remarks, Blumenthal pressed Senate Republicans for blocking the bipartisan Major Richard Star Act over its costs while pursuing partisan legislation that will cost hundreds of billions more.
"Senate Republicans are willing to work overtime to deliver huge tax breaks to billionaires and siphon billions to ICE with no strings attached. When it comes to lowering costs for Americans, helping working families, or making good ...