New York Republicans erupted at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill Thursday for refusing to fund the Department of Homeland Security — following the murders of an 83-year-old veteran and 18-year-old college student by illegal immigrants.
The meeting of the congressional delegation from New York was scheduled to discuss MTA issues, but Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) said they tore into Schumer.
Malliotakis told The Post that she confronted Schumer as he left: “An 83-year-old veteran shoved on the tracks by an illegal immigrant just died — and you guys don’t want to fund ICE.”
“I said, ‘Chuck, pass the Homeland bill, stop screwing around … enough already!’” Lawler also told The Post. “He said, ‘You guys should agree to fund TSA.’ I said, ‘We have and now you have an 18-year-old girl dead because you don’t want to fund immigration enforcement.’”
“Senator Schumer is glad the NYPD quickly arrested the perpetrator and believes he should face swift justice and the severest punishment possible under the law,” a spokesperson for his office said.
Malliotakis said Schumer mentioned the death of Sheridan Gorman, a Loyola University student from New York who was killed by a gunshot to the head last week.
Richard Williams, a US Air Force veteran and grandfather, was shoved onto the subway tracks by an illegal migrant on the Upper East Side and died from his injuries on March 17.
His alleged attacker, Honduran national Bairon Hernandez, 34, has since been charged with second-degree murder.
Malliotakis added that Hernandez “was let in under Joe Biden. He was deported 4 times — still in this country. He was released back onto the street because of Kathy Hochul’s bail law after being arrested 15 times. And he wasn’t turned over to ICE because of the sanctuary policy, so this is a perfect example of how the Democrats’ failed policies at the city, state, and federal level have led to the death of an innocent veteran.”
Lawler noted that Schumer “ran out” after sitting in the meeting for just two minutes “and slammed the door shut” as he exited.
“You want to negotiate on federal warrants,” the Republican rep challenged Dems, “then start negotiating on sanctuary cities and detainer requests.”
