Sen Feinstein: The DHS --Separating kids from parents is ' callous and stunningly un-American."

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DHS secretary faces Democrats' grilling at hearing

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/politics/kirstjen-nielsen-dhs-secretary-hearing/index.html

By Tal Kopan and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN

Updated 11:01 AM ET, Tue January 16, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 08: Kirstjen Nielsen, nominee to be the next Secretary of the Homeland Security Department, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee November 8, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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The homeland security secretary is addressing the Senate Judiciary Committee
She's facing questions about remarks the President made regarding immigration

(CNN)The homeland security secretary on Tuesday faced a grilling from senators in the wake of the President's vulgar remarks about the origins of immigrants to the US -- a conversation for which she was in the room.

The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, opened her remarks by warning Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen that she was not happy with what she was hearing out of DHS thus far.

Feinstein referenced recent reports that Nielsen's department was continuing to consider a practice of separating children from parents when apprehended at the border -- a policy first suggested last year by then-Secretary John Kelly.

"Candidly, woman to woman, I can't believe that, and I hope you will clarify," Feinstein said. "Not only would such a systemic policy infringe on the constitutional rights of parents. It is also callous and stunningly un-American."

Feinstein added that a that pediatric group have said such a policy would have a negative impact on children...................................

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Candidly, woman to woman? To a fucking CON? I hope it works but I doubt it will.

If you work with trump you are an evil fuck.

The truth is separating kids from parents like this is exactly what I would expect from ANY republican, not just chief traitor.

[ProudLib72]

3. The implication being that she cannot be a woman/mother if she separates families

It's a more subtle rhetorical technique than screaming "shithole! shithole!", and I doubt many rethugs can pick up on it.

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. I know what the take away would be if you were a decent human being, but they arent.

This person, woman or no woman, will stand side by side with them when they separate families, count on it.

[ProudLib72]

5. I don't know at whom DiFi is directing her words

The general public? It is certainly not this woman. So you have to wonder if "old blood" Dems are too discrete for a contemporary audience. This isn't another "They go low so we go high" argument. It's more about the effectiveness of direct communication. Would the majority respond well if she just came out and bluntly stated, "Your being comfortable with separating families demonstrates that you lack basic human emotions"? I know I would like that, but would others feel it was too coarse?

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. Jim Acosta at WH was just shouted down by WH aides. Free press is gone.

America is gone.

I for one will not go quietly, sure hope MILLIONS show up this weekend.

[Laurian]

2. She's a mini-Kelly, his protege.

That means she's heartless.