House Republicans are expected to vote on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but Biden has threatened to veto it because it violates the deal he and Republicans agreed to on funding.
The White House announced in an Executive Policy Statement:
The Administration strongly opposes the House passage of HR 8752, which would make appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the fiscal year (FY) ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
Earlier this year, members of both the Administration and Congress passed a bipartisan appropriations bill to fund programs to keep Americans safe and healthy, invest in education and affordable housing, and build on the economic progress of the past three years. We gathered together to do this. half a year. These appropriations bills are consistent with the agreement reached last year between the President and House Republican leaders to avoid a first-ever debt default and protect the President's investment agenda and critical programs from deep cuts through necessary adjustments to statutory limits.
Instead of honoring their agreement and taking the opportunity to engage in a productive, bipartisan budget process that builds on last year's legislation, House Republicans are again wasting time on a partisan bill that would result in deep cuts to law enforcement, education, and housing. I'm doing it. , health care, consumer safety, energy programs to lower utility bills and combat climate change, and essential nutrition services.
The draft bill also contains numerous partisan claims with devastating consequences, including undermining access to reproductive health care, threatening the health and safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) Americans, threatening marriage equality, and severely disrupting the climate. Contains policy provisions. Change initiatives and impede the administration from promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The Administration reiterates the importance of southwest border funding included as part of the Administration's October supplemental budget request and also urges Congress to support the strictest and fairest border security agreement in decades. The people we need to secure our borders and make our country safer. The Administration urges Congress to pass the bipartisan agreement reached in the Senate to provide the authority and resources necessary for the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to secure the border.
The Administration stands ready to work with both Congresses in the bipartisan budget process to enact responsible budgeting legislation that fully funds federal agencies in a timely manner.
If the President presents HR 8752, I will veto it.
House Republicans continue to violate agreements reached to avoid default. Republicans are trying to compound the border crisis by not providing adequate funding for border security to help Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
Even if the Department of Homeland Security funding bill passes the House, it likely won't pass the Senate, but if by some miracle it makes it to the President's desk, the President would have to veto it.
Border security is national security, and Republicans are jeopardizing our nation's security to help Donald Trump.