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The minority members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee say the White House is undercutting American soft power and letting China fill the void.
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"The most important thing that we have to do right now is hold the Republicans that voted for this bill accountable for the devastation that they are causing and the lives that will be impacted." Democratic Congressmember Yassamin Ansari of Arizona explains how Trump's new federal budget, which introduces major cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, housing and education, will worsen wealth inequality and the health disparities, while actually increasing the U.S. deficit by trillions of dollars and supercharging spending for immigration and border enforcement. The congressmember shares her recent experience visiting a detention center outside of Phoenix, calling some of the conditions there the most "dehumanizing" she has ever seen. Ansari, the first Iranian American Democrat to serve as a member of Congress, also condemns the Trump administration's strikes on Iran in June. "I do not believe that the president of the United States should be conducting unilateral military action without authorization from Congress," she says.
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 Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas will travel to Miami next week for meetings with members of the Cuban-American community, where he will re-affirm President Biden's commitment to hold the Cuban regime accountable, support the Cuban people, and ensure Cuban Americans remain a vital partner in our efforts to provide relief to those who are suffering on the Island. Secretary Mayorkas will additionally meet with representatives of the Haitian-American diaspora community to discuss the impact of the political crisis in Haiti as well as U.S. efforts to support the Haitian people. While on the ground, Secretary Mayorkas will also meet with first responders who led heroic response efforts in the aftermath of the tragic Surfside condo collapse.
Keywords: Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
Topics: Secretary of Homeland Security
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