President, today I voted against the confirmation of
General John Kelly to be Secretary of Homeland Security. I have deep
concerns about the homeland security policies that President Trump
advocated during the campaign, and I worry that as Secretary of
Homeland Security, General Kelly will feel it necessary to work to
advance those reckless policies. For instance, General Kelly was unable
to promise the Senate that the administration will refrain from
deporting our nation's DREAMers, and I am troubled by his stated plans
to reverse the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals, DACA, program. Furthermore, General Kelly did not provide sufficient assurance that he
fully opposes the President's wasteful and misguided plan for a border
wall. However, now that he has been confirmed, it is my hope that Secretary
Kelly will be the voice of reason in the deliberations to shape the
Trump administration's homeland security policy and that many of the
reckless ideas candidate Trump espoused during the election will never
become reality. While I voted against General Kelly, I recognize and appreciate his
long and distinguished career in the marines.
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