Long Island’s two House Democrats have defied their party leadership, voting to back a massive GOP-led spending bill that pours approximately $10 billion directly into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Representatives Laura Gillen and Tom Suozzi, both proudly describing themselves as “moderate” Democrats, joined their Republican colleagues on Thursday to pass the $64.4 billion funding package for the Department of Homeland Security.
The bill passed the House with a vote of 220-207, thanks in part to the votes of Gillen and Suozzi, alongside five other Democrats. While this kind of cross-aisle cooperation is usually celebrated, The New York Post reported that this time it sparked serious outrage from the left, with many progressives publicly demanding that the two be challenged in their upcoming primary races.
