WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement regarding the Senate's vote to block the appropriations package that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week:
"It's Congress' responsibility to put an end to the chaos and fear caused by roving bands of ICE and Border Patrol agents in our communities that resulted in the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. With this morning's vote, Senate Democrats sent a clear message. We will not let the House jam us with a package of six bills-passed just days before the government funding deadline-in an effort to ram through a Department of Homeland Security budget that falls way short of protec...