Homeland Dems booked travel, called witnesses before pulling out of border hearing, Republicans say
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House Homeland Security Committee Democrats confirmed their attendance at a border security hearing and booked travel before pulling out, a GOP aide told Fox News.
Democrats earlier this week pulled out of the hearing "after careful consideration" and said that it had "become clear that Republicans planned to politicize this event from the start, breaking with the Committee’s proud history of bipartisanship." Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
"Instead of a fact-finding mission to develop better border security and immigration policies, Republicans are traveling to the border to attack the Administration and try to score political points with their extreme rhetoric - despite having voted against the resources border personnel need," Ranking Member Bennie Thompson said in a statement. "Committee Democrats are in regular contact with Department leadership and stakeholders on the ground and will be taking substantive site visits to the border - including as soon as this week." He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter.