and HR 51 by claiming that D.C. would be the only state "without an airport, without a car dealership." Hice was criticized for his statements because airports and car dealerships are not prerequisites for statehood and because D.C. does have car dealerships. Representative Jamie Raskin called his argument "frivolous" and accused Republicans of attempting to "gin up whatever arguments they can think of" to oppose D.C. statehood. Immigration Hice voted against the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, which authorizes DHS to nearly double the available H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2020. Hice voted against the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1158), which effectively prohibits Immigration and Customs Enforcement from cooperating with the Department of Health and Human Services to detain or remove illegal alien sponsors of Unaccompanied Alien Children. Personal life He is married to Dee Dee Hice. References External links |- 1960 births 21st-century American politicians American talk radio hosts Asbury University alumni Baptists from Georgia (U.S. state) American critics of Islam Living people Luther Rice University alumni Radio personalities from Georgia (U.S. state) Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary alumni