Rep. Huffman Votes Against Giving Trump No-Strings-Attached Check

January 22, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) voted against the second three-bill minibus. This latest package includes the conference agreements for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies; Defense; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bills. He also voted against the separate funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security.

“Democrats were able to negotiate some strong wins for the American people in this minibus. But of course, Republicans sabotaged them by attaching their unacceptable Defense bill that they knew would be dead on arrival if it had to stand alone,” said Rep. Huffman. “That bill does nothing to enforce accountability or oversight for Trump's delusional and dangerous moves in Greenland and Venezuela, and it funnels billions of dollars into the Pentagon’s already massive slush fund. It’s just another no-strings-attached check for this lawless administration that would end up compromising our national security and keep enabling Trump.

“I would have voted in favor of the other two bills on their own, but I couldn’t vote for this added defense package. However, I’m proud I was able to negotiate to include funding for some important community projects in the final bill. Those will have direct benefits for the people we represent, which is where our focus should be,” Huffman continued.

“Republicans also added an 11th hour vote on more funding for the Department of Homeland Security. That was the easiest “no” vote I could have taken. I will in no uncertain terms send a single cent Trump’s vigilante agency and ICE thugs that are terrorizing our communities,” Huffman said.

Rep. Huffman successfully secured funding for four community projects in California’s Second District:

  • $850,000: Fairfax-San Anselmo Children’s Center Safety Upgrades, County of Marin, Fairfax, CA
  • $2,000,000: Point Reyes Workforce Housing, County of Marin, Point Reyes Station, CA
  • $250,000: Oak Hill Workforce Housing, Marin County Public Financing Authority, San Quentin, CA
  • $1,200,000: Spud Point-Bodega Bay Ice-making Plant, County of Sonoma, Bodega Bay, CA

Regarding the Homeland Security bill, Huffman said: “The biggest disappointment in this package is the blank check for ICE. I cannot in good conscience vote to support massive funding without any serious guardrails for an agency that is totally off the rails. Trump has built ICE into a lawless paramilitary force with chilling similarities to what rightwing dictators have done throughout history to destroy democracies and consolidate absolute power. ICE has an absurdly bloated budget and is being deployed not to police our southern border or conduct targeted immigration enforcement, but to terrorize communities and intimidate and punish political opposition. Congress should be intervening to stop these abuses and fundamentally reform ICE, not providing funding and a de facto stamp of approval.”

Text including the Homeland Security funding bill can be found here.

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