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deleterious decisions at the Agency, including an amendment offered by Resident Commissioner <br /> Hernandez that would have explicitly included the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, local, Tribal, <br /> and other territorial entities within the title's Homeland Security Grant Program section. This <br /> markup was another missed opportunity for the Committee to do its part to address the <br /> misguided effort to dismantle FEMA. At a minimum, Committee Republicans are complicit in <br /> the Trump administration's assault on Federal disaster relief and emergency support for <br /> Americans. <br /> DHS Mismanagement <br /> The Trump administration has paired dismantling DHS with mismanaging it. Committee <br /> Democrats attempted to draw highlight Republican failures to uphold the rule of law, strengthen <br /> cybersecurity, protect DHS systems from foreign interference through the official use of <br /> commercial messaging apps like Signal to share operationally sensitive information, and protect <br /> DHS workers. <br /> Respect for the Rule of Law <br /> Republicans' reconciliation package gives massive amounts of money to the Trump <br /> administration without accountability or guardrails to protect the Constitution and laws of the <br /> United States. The Trump administration has repeatedly engaged in activities that conflict with <br /> decisions and orders of American courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States.14 For <br /> example, the Trump administration wrongfully deported a Maryland man despite an immigration <br /> judge having granted him a withholding of removal.15 The Supreme Court stepped in and ordered <br /> the Trump administration to "facilitate" the man's release from custody in El Salvador and <br /> ensure that his case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly deported.16 The <br /> Trump administration has ignored the Supreme Court," and President Trump has said that he <br /> does not know whether he is required to comply with the Constitution.18 <br /> There is no doubt that the Trump administration has—and will continue to—ignore the courts <br /> and Constitution. The reconciliation package essentially funds the Trump administration's <br /> lawlessness, and Republicans rejected Rep. Thanedar's amendments to prevent DHS funding <br /> from being used to engage in actions that conflict with court opinions or orders. Republicans are <br /> willing to spend taxpayer dollars on the diminution of the courts, laws, and Constitution of the <br /> United States, despite Democratic and democratic objections. <br /> 14 See, e.g.,Peter Kafka,Donald Trump is Shrugging Off the Supreme Court. These Are Uncharted Waters., <br /> BUSINESS INSIDER(Apr. 15,2025),https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-defies-supreme-court-dangerous- <br /> precedent-why-2025-4. <br /> "Alan Feuer&Karoun Demirjian, What to Know About the Deportation ofAbrego Garcia to El Salvador,N.Y. <br /> TIMES (Apr. 21,2025),https://www.nytimes.com/article/abrego-garcia-trump-deportations-el-salvador.htnil. <br /> 16 Trump a J.G.G., et al.,604 U.S. (2025). <br /> 'Alan Feuer&Aishvarya Kavi, White House Continues Defiant Stance on Seeking Return of Deported Man,N.Y. <br /> TIMES (Apr. 11,2025),https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/us/politics/us-maiyland-man-deportation-delay.htnil. <br /> "Amanda Terkel&Lawrence Hurley, Trump,Asked If He Has to `Uphold the Constitution,'Says, I Don t Know', <br /> NBC NEWS (May 4,2025),https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-admiristration/trump-asked-uphold- <br /> constitution-say s-dont-know-rcna204580. <br /> 5 <br />