.HouseJudiciary Democrats are set to visit the southern border at the end of the month after skipping a Republican-led trip. The Democratic members are expected to meet with local and federal border officials, as well as some NGOs and community groups.
The Democratic members are expected to meet with local and federal border officials, as well as some nongovernmental organizations and community groups in surrounding border towns. An itinerary for the trip has not yet been set, but the lawmakers are scheduled to visit the towns of Brownsville and McAllen from March 19-21, according to Punchbowl News.The trip comes after the committee’s top Democratic members, Reps.
No Democratic members attended the field hearing, with Nadler and Jayapal accusing Republican leadership of failing to brief them on the matter.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER “I think it’s disgraceful that a majority of Democrats refuse to even show up at these hearings. These are full committee hearings — Republican, Democrat,” said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise at the field hearing. “Citizens are coming, law enforcement officers are coming … talking about the problems that Washington can fix.”
No Judiciary Republicans are expected to join the Democrats’ trip, as it is slated to take place during a House GOP retreat hosted by the Congressional Institute in Orlando.
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