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Comer Calls Democrats' Trip Request 'Absurd' Over Migrant

4/19/2025

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House Oversight Chairman James Comer dismissed funding requests from Democratic Reps. Maxwell Frost and Robert Garcia for a trip to El Salvador to meet deported migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who is linked to MS-13. Comer labeled their request as "absurd," insisting they should finance the trip themselves.

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House Oversight Chairman James Comer dismissed funding requests from Democratic Reps. Maxwell Frost and Robert Garcia for a trip to El Salvador to meet deported migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who is linked to MS-13. Comer labeled their request as "absurd," insisting they should finance the trip themselves.