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MN Congressman REFUSED information about travel ban from customs officials.
Congressional oversight is one of our checks and balances and it is being held hostage. Just one more indication we have a dictator in the WH.U.S. Rep. Tim Walz wanted to know how President Trump's immigration executive order was affecting travelers to Minnesota.
He tried his usual channels, to no avail. After calling "every single person that we could call," Walz said he went to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to get some clarity.
Walz, a Democratic congressman from Mankato, said he generally gets answers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection at his home state airport.
Not this time.
"They just had a prepared statement and they were very clear they have been instructed not to answer any questions."
When Walz was trying to get some clarity on how his constituents might be affected, he said it was clear customs officials were told not to speak with anyone.
"It seemed to me that people were probably pretty nervous about their jobs," Walz said. "That's not the way this should work. We have oversight responsibility."
Walz's district voted overwhelmingly for Trump in the election.
Walz is a democratic congress rep for MN 1st district.
He tried his usual channels, to no avail. After calling "every single person that we could call," Walz said he went to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to get some clarity.
Walz, a Democratic congressman from Mankato, said he generally gets answers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection at his home state airport.
Not this time.
"They just had a prepared statement and they were very clear they have been instructed not to answer any questions."
When Walz was trying to get some clarity on how his constituents might be affected, he said it was clear customs officials were told not to speak with anyone.
"It seemed to me that people were probably pretty nervous about their jobs," Walz said. "That's not the way this should work. We have oversight responsibility."
Walz's district voted overwhelmingly for Trump in the election.
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/02/01/walz-customs-blocked-from-talking-about-travel-ban