Troy Jackson (D-ME) says Susan Collins (Sen-R Maine) 'paid for the bullets' in a fatal ICE shooting

Political Guyentist · October 15, 20261 min read

Jackson tied the shooting to the $38.5 billion for ICE in the party-line Secure America Act, which Collins backed and which also gave $26 billion to CBP.

How each side arguedJackson: "Senator Collins paid for the bullets and at Donald Trump's command.3 details

Jackson: "Senator Collins paid for the bullets and at Donald Trump's command. Now she wants credit for not pulling the trigger."
Collins said she pushed to get body cameras for ICE agents and voted with Democrats to end the Iran war.
Jackson's reply to the Iran vote: "Then we probably ought to have Democrats in charge of the U.S. Senate."

What we’re less sure of2 of 7 claims

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The Secure America Act provided $38.5 billion for ICE and $26 billion for CBP.
The story states these figures in its own voice. Jackson is credited only with linking the shooting to the ICE money. The figures rest on one SOURCES entry, the American Immigration Council fact sheet, and nothing else in SOURCES corroborates the amounts.
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Collins voted with Democrats to end the Iran war.
The story attributes this to Collins in the debate. No roll call or other source in SOURCES documents the Iran vote itself, so the underlying fact rests on Collins's own statement.