At a time when families are struggling with higher costs and programs they rely on are being cut, Congress should be investing in affordable housing, health care, infrastructure, and support for working families—not writing another blank check to reckless agencies with no guardrails attached.
Every single Republican just voted to allow the Trump administration to build a wall through Big Bend.
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Budgets reflect our priorities. This bill puts billions more toward an approach that has already raised serious questions about rampant abuse, lack of oversight, and effectiveness while completely ignoring the needs of the American people.
I strongly oppose it.
Contractors conducted health screenings at intake, but did not follow up with comprehensive health assessments for detainees.
As a result, detainees with chronic conditions did not receive treatment and care in accordance with National Detention Standards.
More information on the findings:
The contractor had been using tuberculosis symptom questionnaires—rather than administering the required skin tests—for detainees at intake. As a result, in November 2025, a detainee with tuberculosis was housed with the general population.
Republicans are asking taxpayers to hand ICE and CBP another $70 billion, even though the Department of Homeland Security still has roughly $100 billion from the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill.” I voted NO.
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In communities like El Paso, we've already seen how that money is being spent: on massive detention facilities, no-bid contracts, and warehouses being converted into immigrant detention centers while serious concerns about oversight, conditions, and accountability remain.
This means none of the detained noncitizens with diabetes or HIV had treatment plans in place.
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A detainee died and the coroner’s autopsy found the death to be a homicide due to asphyxia.
However, the contractor did not provide use of force and death reports to ICE, as required. In addition, evidence associated with the incident was missing or destroyed. (Page 18)
Camp East Montana needs to be shut down, the contractor investigated, the crime of destruction of evidence referred to law enforcement, and Republicans should work with us to redirect these funds to meet the needs of hardworking Americans.