It’s been over 1,100 days since the last Department of Homeland Security authorization bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. And as we approach the end of the 116th Congress, the chances grow thin of the majority introducing legislation to provide the Department of Homeland Security with the resources and authorities it needs to stop the growing threats to our homeland.

I wish I could say I’m surprised Democrats have yet to offer a reauthorization package. However, this is the party that started out this Congress with calls to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This is the party that last year called the unprecedented migrant surge at the Southwest border a “Fake Emergency,” and took half a year to vote on critical humanitarian funding to address the crisis. This is the party that turned a blind eye as violent mobs took over cities across our country. It’s reached the point that now some on the Left are calling for the abolition of DHS and the defunding of our police.