Homeland Security & Govt. Affairs Committee — Dems

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov fought for months to ensure the safe and secure method of voting by mail would remain an option for Americans this election cycle, but he warns that we must stay vigilant to protect our fundamental right to vote.

The Trump Administration is systematically dismantling and politicizing our nation’s counterterrorism infrastructure. Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov is demanding records of these changes be kept so the American people can see how this Administration has put their safety at risk.

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov statement on the Trump Administration’s proposed changes to the census.

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov led his colleagues in demanding that Postmaster General David Steiner and the USPS Board of Governors halt the implementation of President Trump's unconstitutional vote-by-mail order, which risks disenfranchising millions of eligible voters.

NEW: A U.S. GAO report requested by Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov and @blumenthal.senate.gov found DOGE fell well short of its own cost-saving estimates by TENS OF BILLIONS of dollars.

WATCH: Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov released a report outlining how the Trump Administration's dismantling of America's post-9/11 counterterrorism infrastructure puts our nation's safety at risk.

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov is demanding that ICE explain its purchase and usage of a powerful spyware tool that can access phone messages, photos, location, microphones, and cameras without the owner even knowing.

A federal council has missed its deadline to issue guidance on addressing contracting conflicts of interest BY MORE THAN TWO YEARS. Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov is urging the council to follow Peters’ bipartisan 2022 law and stop companies from advising on both sides of issues.

The USPS Postmaster General said he'd BLOCK mail-in ballots from states that don't agree to President Trump's new unconstitutional executive order. That’s unacceptable — Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov is fighting to make sure this doesn't happen.

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov led the entire Democratic caucus to oppose the President's attempt to hijack USPS. The Postal Service has one mission: to deliver mail to millions of Americans reliably and affordably — not to act as an election administration agency.

The Delivering for America plan hasn’t worked - the Postal Service needs a new strategy to provide reliable and affordable deliveries for millions of Americans. Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov is committed to ensuring USPS can stabilize its finances and operate for 250 more years.

The Postal Service should focus on delivering every piece of mail for Americans affordably and efficiently — not decide who gets to vote. Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov pressed the Postmaster General to follow the law, not President Trump's demands to interfere in elections.

Privatizing the Postal Service would cut off millions of rural Americans from affordable and reliable deliveries, like essential medicines. Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov pressed President Trump's USPS Governor nominee for answers.

Independent watchdogs like the GAO help save BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud, and abuse. Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov called out the White House Management and Budget Office’s refusal to cooperate with at least 14 GAO audits, including four that he requested.

At today's nominations hearing, Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov highlighted that only 23% of Democratic-led states have had their disaster aid requests approved by President Trump. This is unacceptable — no President should make disaster aid a partisan issue.

President Trump is delaying desperately needed FEMA assistance to communities in Democratic-led states. Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov demanded the nominee to lead FEMA commit to helping all Americans when disaster strikes

A new report requested by @peters.senate.gov found alarming and unsafe conditions at the Camp East Montana detention center. Read more:

Statement from Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov on President Trump's AI executive order.

Trump is creating a nearly $2 billion slush fund with YOUR tax dollars to pay off his insurrectionist allies. This is where your money is actually going. I pushed to stop it. Republicans voted to allow it to happen. Shameful.

A group of 37 Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the U.S. Postal Service not to comply with a March 31 executive order issued by President Donald Trump tightening rules on mail‑in voting.

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov voted NO on advancing the nomination of Senator Mullin for DHS Secretary.

Noem’s $100K FEMA approval policy kept vital funds from communities after natural disasters. I worked with RM @peters.senate.gov to expose its dangerous impacts.   Today, I got DHS secretary nominee Mullin to commit to revoking this harmful policy if he is confirmed. We must hold him to it.

TOMORROW AT 9:30AM: The Committee will question Markwayne Mullin on his qualifications for DHS Secretary. Tune in to the nomination hearing on C-SPAN or online at hsgac.senate.gov

An ex-DOGE staffer may have illegally accessed Americans' most sensitive data for use at their new private industry job. Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov is urging the Social Security Administration to immediately investigate this claim and fully revoke DOGE's data access.⁩

All Americans should feel safe where they pray, work, and live. Antisemitism has no place in our society and we all must come together to condemn this horrible violence.

My heart is with the families and everyone affected by the violence at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. I am monitoring the situation, and people should follow the direction of law enforcement. I’m grateful for these first responders for their quick response.

Letters to the SSA commissioner and OIG follow reporting that a DOGE staffer said he put Numident and Master Death File data on a thumb drive and planned to share it with his new employer. via @mattbracken.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDiC... | fedscoop.com/doge-social-...

ICYMI: Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov and @kim.senate.gov found DHS Secretary Noem’s $100,000 sign off requirement creates serious delays in getting critical disaster aid to Americans when they’re most in need.

ICYMI: Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov and @kim.senate.gov’s latest report details how Secretary Noem’s requirement to personally approve any disaster assistance over $100,000 has significantly delayed MILLIONS of dollars in aid for Americans in need.

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov has opened an investigation into DHS’ potential obstruction of its Inspector General’s oversight and communications to Congress, with DHS seemingly warning the Inspector General to not even notify Congress that oversight is being threatened.

The risks posed by Iran's cyber capabilities are too big to ignore. Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov spoke with @msnownews.bsky.social about the importance of maintaining a strong cyber workforce, and the damage the Trump Administration has caused by dismantling it.⁩

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov and @kim.senate.gov found that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s $100k+ approval requirement at FEMA has led to weeks of delays in disaster relief, leaving Americans in the dark when they need help the most.

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov and @slotkin.senate.gov are urging Secretary Noem to REVERSE plans for the Romulus detention center, which would displace important manufacturing jobs to house individuals in an unsafe facility.

The idea that the government needs a judicial warrant to enter your home is obvious to anyone who's read our Constitution. Trump's ICE and CBP don’t get a pass to ignore our rights.

An ICE whistleblower told Congress that the Trump Admin. cut training for their new recruits on the use of force, firearms, and our basic Constitutional rights. It's unacceptable. In what world does rapidly hiring thousands of agents while lowering these standards make us any safer?

WATCH: @gallego.senate.gov grilled the heads of ICE & CBP on federal officers' excessive use of force and the lack of accountability for the violent actions Americans' have seen countless times.

Bipartisan legislation led by Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov and Senator John Kennedy has been signed into law. This law will prevent payments from the federal government that are mistakenly sent to deceased Americans, saving taxpayers millions of dollars.

Federal immigration enforcement officers should know how to properly de-escalate any situation. Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov grilled the head of CBP on the agency’s lack of accountability over improper officer training.

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov was honored to be recognized by the Institute for Security and Technology with the Congressional Cyber Leadership Award at the Third Annual Cyber Policy Awards for his commitment to advancing cyber legislation that helps keep our nation safe.

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov on @ms.now — The Trump Administration is basically thumbing their nose at the U.S. Constitution when it comes to DHS’ current immigration enforcement tactics.

WATCH: Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov calls for Secretary Noem to testify about ICE & CBP immigration enforcement actions and how she determines someone is a "domestic terrorist"—the label she put on Alex Pretti after federal agents fatally shot him.

WATCH: Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov on ICE and CBP stonewalling state and local law enforcement on investigations of the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

LIVE: Heads of ICE, CBP, USCIS Testify at HSGAC Hearing www.youtube.com/live/mcz0GPs...

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov and @kim.senate.gov‘s new report details how National Guard deployment in D.C. has cost American taxpayers more than $1 MILLION PER DAY with no significant impacts towards public safety.

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov and @kim.senate.gov’s newly released report details the impacts of Trump's National Guard deployment in D.C., highlighting the lack of any significant improvements in public safety and the estimated cost of $600 MILLION ANNUALLY in D.C. alone.

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov and @kim.senate.gov found that President Trump’s indefinite deployment of the National Guard in D.C. is on track to cost taxpayers $600 million a year.

As Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee that oversees D.C., I worked with Sen. Peters to release a report on the impact of Trump’s National Guard deployment in our nation’s capital. 1/3

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov is alarmed by the Trump Administration's cuts to preparations for the 2030 Census and is urging the Census Bureau to reverse course and conduct testing as planned—otherwise, the 2030 Census may not accurately count every American.