WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:
As our nation continues to see Trump's lawless federal agents repeatedly use excessive force and kill American citizens, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today voted against the government funding package that included the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill:
"Alex Pretti was publicly executed while trying to protect a woman from being assaulted-just two weeks after Trump's agents had already gunned down another citizen in Minneapolis. The American people are crying out for accountability-and I could not vote to bankroll Trump's lawless agents to continue terrorizing our communities.
"Democrats have outlined three very reasonable safeguards ...