Democrats’ outrage over Minneapolis killing raises likelihood of shutdown

Ossoff on Sunday afternoon announced that he also will vote against ICE funding as part of a funding “minibus” bill that includes agencies within the departments of Homeland Security, Defense, Education, Transportation and Health and Human Services, among others.

“A growing number of Americans have been assaulted or killed,“ Ossoff said in a statement. ”This cannot be America. Democrats and Republicans alike must act to stop this spiraling chaos and protect our Constitutional rights.”

Because 60 votes are needed to advance most legislation, several Democrats need to vote with Republicans to pass government funding legislation ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline.

If Democrats unite in their opposition, agencies will shutter temporarily and thousands of employees whose duties are deemed essential will work without pay.

Even some Republicans have addressed concerns about Saturday’s killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who was protesting the immigration crackdowns. Several GOP members of Congress have called for an independent investigation and criticized statements from White House officials that faulted Pretti for legally carrying a gun during the protest.

The NRA released a statement saying the Second Amendment protected Pretti’s actions as they appear on video footage of the incident. Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said in a lengthy statement that Republicans would have defended Pretti if his cause was defending Trump instead of protesting ICE.

“There is nothing wrong with legally peacefully protesting and videoing,” she said.