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In a heated exchange between Bondi and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who represents the state’s 37th District, the congresswoman called out the nation’s top law enforcement official for refusing to apologize directly to Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, who were present at the hearing.
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove tells CNN's Audie Cornish that Bondi's House hearing was "feral".
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove tells CNN's Audie Cornish that her voters are telling her to "do what you have to do" on DHS funding vote.
During a press briefing on Wednesday, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) spoke about an upcoming questioning of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi over the redaction of the Epstein files.
"Do better!" urged U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove after grilling the U.S. attorney general on Trump's several untruths.
Democrats have blasted the administration's plan to offer payment to those who agree to "self-deport" ahead of the planned closure of the facility at the end of March.
Sydney Kamlager-Dove, the ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee holding the hearing on Wednesday, called it a "betrayal of our Afghan allies."
When Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-California) cited a conspiracy theory that Trump has pushed about a federal investigation and asked Bondi whether she thinks the president is honest, the attorney general responded: “Of course I do. He is the commander in chief.”
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) discusses the Department of Homeland Security proposal the White House sent to Senator Schumer & Rep. Jeffries.
“The American people are telling us that they want major reforms with how DHS is operating — the protests, the polling that comes out, even Republicans are saying this is too much. So I’m OK with it lapsing,” Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., told MS NOW. “I don’t think we need to have another CR, that’s kicking the can down the road and it’s not addressing the serious institutional issues with how DHS has been constricted and is operating.”
“Journalists must be able to report on protests, government actions, and civil rights issues without fear of arrest or retaliation. When reporters are targeted for doing their jobs, it threatens the public's right to know and undermines our democracy.” — Sydney Kamlager-Dove, U.S. Representative (D-CA-37).