U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) called for the passage of his SCAM Act and criticized Democrats for not funding the Department of Homeland Security during an appearance on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom, according to a Mar. 16 statement.
The discussion comes as debates continue over border security, immigration enforcement, and government funding. Schmitt said these issues are affecting national safety and the operations of federal agencies.
Schmitt said, “The Democrats ultimately are more obsessed with defunding ICE than they are protecting the American people. This is part and parcel of Trump Derangement Syndrome. We should be funding the Department of Homeland Security at this moment; the risk is certainly heightened. The Democrats are playing petty politics about it. And look, the fact is, Joe Biden and the Democrats let in 15 million people here illegally. We do not know who a lot of these people are. There are tens of thousands of murderers, hundreds of thousands of violent criminals that are in our communities because of Democrat policies. And so, we need to make sure DHS is funded. The deportations need to continue. We also need to expand the category, Dana, of people who can be denaturalized and sent home, who are, you know, reforming the legal immigration system, because I’ve got a bill called the SCAM Act that would allow us to do that. If you’ve committed acts of terrorism, if you’ve committed the welfare fraud like we saw in Minneapolis, if you’re part of a cartel, if you’re engaged in that kind of activity, we can denaturalize you and send you home. Sadly, right now it’s very difficult to do that. It’s very rare, and so we need to close the border, which has effectively been done. The deportations need to continue, and we need to open up the process for denaturalization.”
He continued by criticizing Democratic policies: “They’re trying to appease their radical base. I mean the party, I don’t know any other word to say it, they’ve become radicalized. And you know, it was defund the police a few years ago, now it’s defund ICE. They’ve been at war with law enforcement now for the better part of a decade, and it’s making Americans less safe… That’s what they’re willing to do because they care more about not deporting people than the safety of Americans in their own communities.”
Addressing concerns about Department of Homeland Security employees missing paychecks due to funding delays Schmitt said: “It’s possible… Some people are going to look for other jobs… These people have been charged with keeping the homeland safe… My hope is that they’ll come to their senses.”
Schmitt provides services statewide through district offices located in Columbia, Springfield, Kansas City and Cape Girardeau according to his official website. He serves on key Senate committees including Armed Services as well as Commerce, Science and Transportation according to his official website. His status as U.S. Senator from Missouri has been confirmed through official appointment according to his official website. Schmitt operates as a governmental entity focused on legislative representation for Missouri according to his official website, maintaining offices both across Missouri cities such as Columbia and Washington D.C., according to his official website.
As debate continues over border policy and agency funding in Congress this week with consideration expected on related legislation such as SAVE America Act alongside efforts toward DHS appropriations.
