House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday called on Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to resign after visiting a federal facility that's being used to detain migrant children separated from their parents under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy.

Following the tour of a detention center in San Diego, Pelosi and other House Democratic lawmakers held a press conference to describe what they saw and to speak out against the policy, which has led to the separation of thousands of migrant children from their parents.

“This is not an immigration issue this is a humanitarian issue. It’s about the children,” Pelosi said.

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/392844-pelosi-visits-san-diego-detention-facility

Video at link.

I'm so sick of the suggestion that Dems are doing nothing or don't display the proper amount of"passion" and other BS.

the predictable response. and I'm sick of the BS of some not being able to respond without nastiness.

Democrat press conference. And Yes indeed many of them have loudly spoken to the press.

One Democrat held a press conf or one/some Democrats held a Democratic press conf.

Glad it was clarified & corrected.
And yes they have, but don't wait for MSM to give attention to it.
You have to look beyond MSM.

I wonder how much media coverage that received..

Would show you numerous outlets that covered it.

Let me give you a little assistance.

Try simply googling Pelosi Detention Press Conference.

It's beyond simple. That doesn't even really take thought.

Next step, look at the google results.

https://www.google.com/search?q=pelosi+detention+press+conference&rlz=1C1EODB_enUS545US545&oq=pelosi+detention+press+conference&aqs=chrome..69i57.6191j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

I no longer believe that people can't use google. I don't expect people to know all of the metrics for a more advanced search but google makes it to where one needs no advanced training.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210754446

honest question have to be met with such damn snark? I knew as soon as I wrote it that somebody was going to accuse me of "always blaming the Democrats" Save your opprobrium for Trump and his minions.

A google query would have taken less time than writing your op.

Not sure why you aren't simply thanking me. I have saved you a lot of time moving forward.

Oh well.

Before we had the internet I always told my children to "look it up" if they asked me how to spell a word. When they asked questions about a particular subject I would give them a brief summary and then tell them to look it up. They would often complain but look it up they did. I made sure of it. Years later they thanked me because they needed the skills of knowing how to do it and where to look.

Now we have computers in our pockets so there is really only one reason not to "look it up".

my mistake!

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/huddle/2018/06/19/dems-seize-offensive-on-family-separation-republicans-seek-legislative-fix-trump-on-the-hill-today-senate-passes-ndaa-with-zte-ban-280588

DEMS SEIZE OFFENSIVE ON FAMILY SEPARATION -- Republicans seek legislative fix -- TRUMP ON THE HILL TODAY --
06/19/2018 07:56 AM EDT
By Nolan D. McCaskill (nmccaskill@politico.com or @NolanDMcCaskill)

DEMS UNITE AGAINST TRUMP ON FAMILY SEPARATION -- Democrats are continuing their offensive, attacking the Trump administration for enforcing what they’re calling an “evil” zero-tolerance policy that rips children away from their families. Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.) will hold a news conference this morning with the Rev. Al Sharpton and social justice groups, and Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) will brief reporters this afternoon on their weekend visit to immigration detention facilities in South Texas. The sustained onslaught promises another day of negative headlines, images and sound bites for President Donald Trump and his administration “on an issue that’s struck an emotional chord with voters like few Washington fights do, and that promises to reverberate as the November midterm elections near,” Elana reports from Los Fresnos, Texas.

“This is really an evil policy,” the typically mild-mannered Merkley said. “And no matter how Trump tries to change the topic to something else, it is not OK to hurt children to send a message. And it is not OK to hurt children in order to gain what Trump said was legislative leverage.” Indeed, the president continues to falsely blame Democrats for family separations at the border and challenge the minority party to join Republicans at the negotiating table to end a policy the administration could halt itself. More: https://politi.co/2JXuORd

Related: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) tells Edward-Isaac Dovere the president is pushing the “devil’s schemes”: https://politi.co/2JYvMJx; “Trump aides plan fresh immigration crackdowns before midterms,” by Nancy Cook: https://politi.co/2MF2tNJ; and “Listen to Children Who’ve Just Been Separated From Their Parents at the Border,” from ProPublica’s Ginger Thompson: http://bit.ly/2K5mgHV

before you respond..

Edit noted.

And YES they have been speaking loudly all week as to this immigration atrocity

not whether they've responded. and it was a reasonable question which a yes or no may have satisfied. But clearly reason doesn't abound anymore.

count? Or something?

They are out speaking to the listening public.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Nancy-Pelosi-Other-Members-of-Congress-to-Visit-SD-Migrant-Children-Detention-Center-485796691.html

If MSM doesn't cover it, doesn't mean there was no press conf.

There is also the Dems ongoing public addressing of the subject including Feinstein's Senate bill

and keep making phone calls to our local officials they can't ignore their constituents.

are livid with this, I am saying those of us who have republican senators and reps must keep on calling them.

However, damn if Beto didn't bend Ted Cruz into siding with him on separating families..
Ha!

This is ridiculous Democratic bashing. I've seen media reports all over of Dems visiting detention facilities, making statements, proposing legislation.

We have a humanitarian crisis going on and it is all on the Rs. Let's keep that in mind.

...and in Democrats' own districts.

And they've been covered.

that the world will end unless I give them all my money.

If only press conferences were also fund-raising events ... THEN we'd see one pretty quick!

http://www.fox5ny.com/news/senator-nelson-turned-away-from-child-migrant-detention-facility-in-florida

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210751628

Or does it have to be a press conference on steps or it doesn't count?