Meanwhile, freshmen progressive Congressmembers Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar wrote a letter calling on their Democratic colleagues to “Cut, … not increase funding,” for the Department of Homeland Security as part of any upcoming funding deal. The letter, which is expected to be read on the House floor in the coming week, reads: “The upcoming FY2020 budget process will be a critical opportunity to take up conversations about reforms to the agency. In the meantime, not another dollar.”