Lawmakers set up meeting on Runway 19 to pressure Schumer on border

Some observant public officials have taken note that the House has passed the Protecting Our Communities From Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023, legislation championed by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, New York Republican, and 16 co-sponsors. The legislation would prohibit federal funding from being used to provide housing for migrants on any federal park land and retroactively cancel the lease agreement at Floyd Bennett Field — the first municipal airport in New York City. In November, that field became the site of a housing-tent complex for some 2,000 migrants seeking asylum in the U.S..

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