Audrey Denney Statement on DHS Spending Bill
“Democrats are at a decision point, and this is where leadership matters.
The DHS funding bill in Congress pours more money into ICE without enforceable limits, accountability, or guardrails. We must not cross that line.
ICE has become a militarized force that bypasses the rule of law and erodes constitutional rights. When that happens, Congress must act. Continuing to fund this agency without meaningful guardrails is not governance. It is complicity.
Democrats should reject this bill, and begin the work of replacing it with systems rooted in due process, accountability, and real community safety.
This is a reminder that it’s not enough to just elect Democrats. We have to elect Democrats willing to fight for what matters when it matters most.”
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About Audrey
Audrey Denney (D) is an educator and nonprofit leader running for Congress to represent California’s First District. Rooted in Northern California, Audrey has spent her career fighting for working families, rural communities, and food security at home and abroad. She bartended to pay for college at Chico State, then began a career as a teacher before moving into nonprofit leadership focused on community resilience and food access. Audrey refuses corporate PAC money and believes politics should be about service, integrity, and people, not partisanship. With fair maps and growing grassroots momentum in a district that is poised to flip red-to-blue, she’s running to finally deliver the real representation Northern California families deserve. Learn more at www.AudreyforCongress.com.
