Congressman Morgan McGarvey Rails Against DHS Funding Bill on House Floor
“I don’t want to stand at this podium in two weeks with a longer list of names, Mr. Speaker.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 3, 2026) – Today, the House will begin voting on a Senate-passed government funding package, which includes two weeks of stopgap funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Congressman Morgan McGarvey, who recently backed articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, took to the House floor to oppose the bill.
TRANSCRIPT:
Mr. Speaker, Congress is deciding whether to fund an agency that has already shown us how it spends taxpayer money.
When Republicans gave ICE a blank check last year, ICE used it to kill American citizens.
And now ICE wants two more weeks of money – no strings attached – to keep their campaign of terror running smoothly.
Two weeks?
Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti were murdered just two weeks apart.
During those two weeks, five-year-old Liam Ramos was used as bait and detained.
And three more people died in ICE custody during those same two weeks.
I don’t want to be back at this podium in two weeks with a longer list of names, Mr. Speaker.
I urge my colleagues to consider what we’re wagering at this point.
Are we going to give ICE two more weeks to invade U.S. cities in exchange for a pinky promise that we’ll talk about reforms?
Forgive me if I don’t believe this President is negotiating in good faith. He’s not.
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Congressman Morgan McGarvey represents Kentucky’s Third Congressional District, including Louisville and Jefferson County. He serves on the House Veterans Affairs, Small Business, and Budget Committees.