Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson speaks while flanked by former Secretaries of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, left, and Michael Chertoff during a news conference at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters on Wednesday. They urged Congress to pass a full-year appropriations bill for Homeland Security. (Mark Wilson, Getty Images)
Re: “Homeland Security chief slams Congress for budget stall,” Feb. 23 news story.
If the “patriots” in Congress do not get their act together, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will run out of money on Friday and tens of thousands of people who defend our nation go home without pay. That includes employees of the TSA, ICE, FEMA, CBP, the Secret Service and the U.S. Coast Guard. Who could possibly benefit from defunding Homeland Security? Well, the terrorists of the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and Al-Shabab come to mind, along with drug cartels and anyone who wants to cross our borders illegally. Funding the people who protect us should not be a political football. Congress should do its job and pass a clean budget now.
Daniel Avrin,Highlands Ranch
This letter was published in the Feb. 26 edition.
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