rewrite this, make it less news like - Just one day after she voted against funding for the Department of Homeland Security, Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) hypocritically called for the department to receive the necessary funds while addressing a terror at

Just a day after voting against funding for the Department of Homeland Security, Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) spoke out in favor of providing the necessary support for the department while addressing a recent attack on a Michigan synagogue. At a press conference focused on the incident at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Slotkin emphasized that Congress ought to back funding for DHS, though she argued that any allocations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be excluded. “We need to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but we should separate the conversation about ICE from the department’s core missions,” she stated. This stance feels a bit inconsistent, especially since just a day before, Slotkin joined her fellow Senate Democrats—besides Senator John Fetterman (D-PA)—in voting against legislation meant to fund DHS. When pressed on whether the ongoing partial government shutdown was impacting DHS’s ability to respond to terror threats, Slotkin reassured that essential staff were still able to do their jobs. “Because they are essential workers, they have been at work… they’re on the job today,” she said. Her comments came during a discussion alongside Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, triggered by an attack involving Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, who allegedly drove his truck into the synagogue and fired shots before being stopped by security. Ghazali, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Lebanon, raises questions about security and immigration practices. Since February 14, DHS has faced funding challenges amid ongoing disagreements between Democrats and Republicans over ICE issues, which analysts say are affecting counterterrorism strategies. Nathan Sales, a former special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS, stressed the urgent need for a fully operational federal government to navigate the current heightened threat landscape. Senator Slotkin's remarks suggest she may not be fully owning the implications of her role in this funding predicament.