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WhiskeyGrinder

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Thu Jan 8, 2026, 07:56 PM Jan 8

Top Democrats decline to say if they would push to rein in ICE funding after Minnesota shooting [View all]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/democrats-ice-shooting-minnesota-funding-b2896967.html

The top Democrats in the House and Senate declined to say whether they would slash funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement after an agent in Minneapolis killed 37-year-old Renee Good.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, both of New York, held a press conference on Thursday. The Independent asked about whether Democrats would rein in ICE spending should they win back the majority in November.

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But both Jeffries and Schumer declined to say whether they would use their authority to rein in ICE. Democrats hope to take back the majority in at least the House of Representatives in November.

Jeffries later clarified that he was focused mostly on extending subsidies for the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace. Schumer avoided questions on his way out of the press studio.
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