The DHS-7 awarded Benedict Arnold Medal
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OFFICIAL FILING
Directive: 26-01-23-09
Recipients: The DHS-7 (House Representatives Cuellar, Davis, Gillen, Gonzalez, Golden, Gluesenkamp Perez, Suozzi)
Decoration: The Benedict Arnold Medal
Citation: Acts of Moral Surrender
ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION
The Bureau has reviewed House proceedings of January 22, 2026.
While Democratic leadership registered formal opposition, passage of the DHS Appropriations Act required supplemental cooperation. That cooperation was provided by the above-named members, hereafter designated the DHS-7.
No clerical error was identified.
No external compulsion was documented.
The action meets the turncoat standard.
SUPPORTING RECORD
(West Point Protocol)
The Bureau records the following conduct by the DHS-7:
Transfer of Leverage: Votes were cast to preserve Department of Homeland Security funding in full, without conditions, restraints, or visible discomfort.
Cover Narrative: Recipients cited unrelated federal programs as justification. This explanation has been logged and requires no rebuttal. The coats are inside out.
Strategic Retreat: Opposition was abandoned at the moment it threatened personal consequence. Democratic electoral fear surrounding immigration remains paralyzing.
The record is sufficient.
DISPOSITION
The DHS-7 are hereby entered into the permanent record as recipients of the Benedict Arnold Medal for Acts of Moral Surrender.
No remedial action is anticipated.
The file is closed.
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Filed by the Bureau of Unearned Merit