Suffice to say, this hasn't been a fun time for the moderate Democrat from Long Island since he voted in support of DHS's funding bill, and therefore ICE as well. Suozzi was one of just seven Democrats who thought it was in their own interests to do so. Source: The New RepublicThe blowback is not slowing down for Representative Tom Suozzi, in the wake of his vote to continue funding ICE. Suozzi was one of seven liberal lawmakers who voted in support of the Department of Homeland Security’s $64.4 billion funding bill last week. At the time, Suozzi argued that the bill—and by extension, his vote—was not intended to expand Immigration and Customs Enforcement.