WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut called out the House Homeland Security Committee’s sham investigation targeting nonprofit organizations today, labeling it a “baseless” attack on civil society.
His scathing statement underscored the blatant intimidation tactics on display by Republicans to bully these organizations, which provide critical services to communities across the country.
It’s clear that instead of offering solutions for working families, Republicans are manufacturing yet another bogus investigation to deflect from their own policy failures and inability to govern.
Read Senator Murphy’s full statement below:
“It is outrageous, but completely predictable, that House Republicans are targeting non-profit and faith-based organizations Congress contracted to support communities in border states and across our country. Instead of using their authority to bully small non-profits, these members should have read the bills they voted on, which included the authorizing and appropriating language for the very contracts and programs they are targeting in this letter. Talk to any federal law enforcement officer or local leader in a border town, and they’ll tell you these services help make our immigration and asylum system safer and more orderly, while also reducing the burden on local communities. These intimidation tactics will undoubtedly have a chilling effect on NGOs’ willingness to do business with the federal government, and I urge my colleagues to abandon this baseless attack on these organizations and work with Democrats to solve the real challenges we face.”’
Read the Congressional Integrity Project’s statement here.