
Illinois Members of Congress on the Government Shutdown
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Democrats are demanding changes to immigration enforcement.
Democrats are demanding restraints on ICE and want to require that federal immigration agents unmask and identify themselves, among other changes.
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Illinois Members of Congress on the Government Shutdown
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Democrats are demanding restraints on ICE and want to require that federal immigration agents unmask and identify themselves, among other changes.
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>> First off tonight, though, it's deja vu in Washington, D.C., as partial government shutdown is underway.
>> Over the weekend, senators passed a plan to fund some departments through the end of September except for the Department of Homeland Security.
Instead, DHS would be funded for just 2 weeks as Democrats demand changes to immigration enforcement in the wake of the shooting deaths of Alex Pretty.
And Renee Nicole, good at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis.
The measure now heads to the House.
Joining us here via Zoom are Illinois Congressman Danny Davis, a Democrat representing parts of the city's south and west sides.
He's not seeking reelection after this term.
And Illinois Congressman Jonathan Jackson, a Democrat representing parts of Chicago's South side and south suburbs.
He is running uncontested in the Democratic primary election next month.
We should mention we did invite Republicans from the Illinois delegation, but they did not respond.
Gentleman, welcome back.
Thanks to the 2 of you for joining us.
>> Thank thank Thank you very much.
>> Congressman Jackson, I want to start with you Heist.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says that he is sure that the House will pass a spending measure that was passed in the Senate last week that the House will pass that sometime tomorrow is the right.
>> I don't know your.
We are talking about this in real time.
As you see the buzzer going off in the background, we're going to go over to a vote in the 5 minutes and soon as we finish with you from the next 10 minutes.
And there are Democrats of concerns about this bill starting with a colossal bill.
You've got TSA workers in the air.
You've got good.
You've got FEMA.
So even as they pulled the DHS, which has most of the ice funding there are these other agencies that are in there.
So we're going to continue to try to make sure that this is just to deal with the ice on the killing of American citizens.
That has to stop.
>> Congressman Davis has your colleague just said, you know, this is just a partial shutdown for now.
But once again, air traffic controllers, they are working without pay.
There's money also being held up for education, labor, health and human services, different buckets of funding there.
What do you say to voters in your if this should go on, if this partial shutdown should go on for longer.
>> what we're saying is put we've spent a long time ago and that is Republicans don't know how to manage.
I mean, even though there's disagreement.
With issues just that ship and he's good go.
That And when you don't know what you're going to be voting >> It's good for good to know.
We knew going to do it.
And Joe, it's clear that the Republican administration in the House is about India.
And can be Democrat put down.
But it's cold from and the problem line me, we're not going to tolerate Trump to that are being committed.
That added to leadership.
we just will not tolerate it without some changes.
We need those changes before we're going to be willing to vote.
But you make sure that the government is functioning because didn't hear >> Okay.
So let's talk about that.
The praline as you as you referred to congressman, the Senate measure funding DHS for 2 weeks in order to negotiate reining in ICE.
Congressman Jackson, is that enough time to negotiate the measures you all would like to see that you think the Republicans will play ball on?
>> No.
And let me tell you, and with the level respect his dad, people are dying.
There's issue Mr.
Porter in Los Angeles, an African-American man there was shooting is going off outside during Eve.
He was shot by an off-duty ICE agent and that officers never been charged.
They are making big giving an excuse 2 federal officials to kill people in states that illegal.
So we time our rating they should have state investigations in the state of Minnesota.
The state been truck looted from gathering evidence.
They moved the body remove the bullets, removed the crime scene, Mr.
Prodi's my case, the removed the crime scene turn video footage in the issue been a good and that's just something awful.
Each state has the right and the authority and the means by which to investigate local murders, local crimes.
So this extra judicial missed extra paramilitary forces, incoming into into Belize and killing people were saying stop.
So I will be a vote of no.
We will need another 2 weeks.
We don't need see another person killed with this lawless behavior from the ICE agents.
>> Congressman Davis, there's late reporting today that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says that body-worn cameras, they are being rolled out immediately to the federal immigration agents there in Minneapolis.
we know that body cams were among the criteria that Democrats were hoping for.
In addition to unmasking, those agents the cameras.
Is that a step in the right direction?
Does that make some progress?
Is that enough?
>> You know, whatever it is that secretary known he's you have to not only know that it's happening, think that she should really do is resign.
And let somebody with a different approach, different and too a different level.
Of understanding be in charge agency with that intensity.
And with that much I think people in this country confidence secretary known.
And have confidence in ice and thousands and thousands of people Let get rid of ice as and see if it can be reconstituted.
And that's where and what I think we ought to be doing that new year and publish.
>> 2 out to Republican House members, one from Florida and one from Tennessee.
They say that they are they would like to see legislation attached to the funding measure in the House that would prevent non-citizens from voting, which non-citizens already cannot vote.
But this legislation would ensure on folks who register to vote or proven that they are, in fact, citizens they they say that they are willing to hold up passage in the House over this particular bit of legislation.
Do you think that's possible in is that Congressman Jackson is that very is that very different from holding up funding over reining in ICE.
>> Yes, extremely different non U.S.
citizens cannot vote.
So that is a super flu is that is very disingenuous.
And that's a deal point someone's trying to make just to be an obstruction so non citizens cannot vote.
So let's look at the issue, be the issue and the issue is raining in the Temple.
Mount largest military forcing the entire world.
This was funded on the one big beautiful bill as Mr as President Trump described on the 4th of July.
This is not 1 trillion dollars in the Defense Department.
This is not our state or local our but this is not the CIA is not Department of Justice.
This is a domestic military force just for U.S.
citizens.
This has to stop and people are becoming aware with this agency is known that will begin to see abuses.
You don't need to see doors kicked there's supposed to be a judicial warrant, you know, stop people.
People still have the presumption of innocence.
And we also learned that their policing bodies and languages, this is not the gusts topping of Europe.
This reminiscent in this African American History Month.
In the reason people need to our history in America.
This is the slave patrol.
You put Rollie People's language that movement.
This is very American.
And at the same time, it's very American to deny us our constitutional rights of freedom of assembly and freedom of speech.
>> Congressman Davis, there also seems to be a bit of disconnect between some senior Democrats and Democratic leadership.
Is the party united over over this issue and and vote whether or not to vote for this funding measure if it comes to the floor tomorrow.
>> Are you know they're we're going to be a little different.
the Democratic Party Dish Democratic Caucus is so united terms of understanding where we are in this country.
Joe, I find it hard to that we are is United.
And as we are and we know exactly Ford must happen that we are not going to tolerate.
These atrocities and back in form action go along with it We >> How United do you think Republicans are?
Because President Trump is in favor of passing this funding measure.
>> I think the Republican just so not you name it.
And to can't pass a bill and the pool.
They couldn't get appropriations triggering You never know when wind going to be immediate, what we're going to be voting.
No, when so I think they are seriously not unite.
>> Congressman Jackson got about 30 seconds left.
What are you hearing from your constituents about all of this water or folks in your district saying about immigration raids and federal funding.
>> Resounding no on extending the licensing, the power, the funding for ICE, this is abusive.
And everyone knows that this can come to our neighborhood.
Next.
We've seen United States military land.
All right in South Shore.
I mean, violence pass the comet to we approved U.S.
military against U.S.
citizens enough and so no to the funding.
extension of the powers of ICE.
>> All right.
That's where we'll have to leave it.
I know the 2 of you have to get to a vote on the floor.
So thanks to Congressman Danny Davis and
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