JASON RANTZ

Congressman warns Washington to follow Trump’s sanctuary state policies or risk funding cuts

Apr 30, 2025, 5:03 AM | Updated: May 1, 2025, 6:05 pm

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President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday, requesting his administration to publish a list of sanctuary states and cities throughout the U.S. within 30 days. That list will include Washington with Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Bellingham, and Spokane all operating as sanctuary cities.

On “The Jason Rantz Show” on KTTH, Congressman Jim Jordan, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, referenced an incident in Denver where a suspect was released from the city’s jail, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had to find him and detain him again.

“They’re a sanctuary city. They got to do with the stupid way, and that’s what the president’s doing with his executive order and what we’re trying to draw attention to in Washington, I think is so important,” Jordan said.

Congressman says ‘power of the purse’ will force sanctuary states to change

When asked what happens after the list is created, Jordan responded, “The only way you can really address this is for Congress in the end, I mean, when you pull it all down, we need to say your federal funding is in jeopardy if you’re going to be a sanctuary city that interferes with the with the execution of federal law, with the enforcement of the law.”

Jordan said the threat of losing federal dollars will garner change.

“The critical power and function that you have to to to get things done, is, is the power of the purse,” he added. “And I think in the end, we’re gonna have to exercise that if we’re really going to get control of it.”

And no, Jordan doesn’t believe any Democrats will get on board.

“It’s craziness the positions they take, but that’s who they are. So I do not anticipate any Democrats helping us,” he said.

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