A group of centrist House Democrats called on President Joe Biden and Congress to take steps toward securing the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday.
Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D‑WA), Jared Golden (D‑ME), Mary Peltola (D‑AK), Vicente Gonzalez (D‑TX), and Don Davis (D‑NC) — all of whom have 2024 races rated “toss up” or “lean Democrat,” according to The Cook Political Report — released a statement after Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid package into law.
“Our national security interests don’t stop at our physical borders. That is why we voted to send more weapons to Ukraine for its fight against Russia,” they said. “The lesson of Pearl Harbor must not be forgotten: appeasement invites aggression against us. As Speaker [Mike] Johnson stated last week, we would rather send ‘bullets than American boys.’”
After Biden signs the foreign aid bill, a group of centrist House Democrats issues a statement saying he and Congress “must act and …