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Johnson faces pressure from all sides as funding to pay DHS workers dwindles
DHS employees could go unpaid by the first week of May as House Republicans debate whether to pair immigration funding with a broader budget bill.
- On Friday, Speaker Mike Johnson insisted on passing a GOP-only reconciliation bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol before addressing broader Department of Homeland Security funding, despite emergency payroll reserves for TSA workers facing exhaustion by early May.
- Emergency funds authorized by President Donald Trump last month are depleting, raising concerns of a repeat shutdown where unpaid TSA workers could face airport delays and security line disruptions similar to previous unpaid periods.
- "Sequencing is important," Speaker Johnson argued to avoid isolating key agencies, while Rep. Don Bacon and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick expressed frustration that the Coast Guard has gone two months without pay.
- Senate Republicans approved $70 billion to fund ICE and Border Patrol this week, yet House Republicans refuse to bring the broader bipartisan bill to a vote until they see progress on their party-line reconciliation package.
- House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington is evaluating whether to pursue a "quick and skinny" reconciliation package or a more expansive bill, as hard-line conservatives demand additional priorities like defense spending and health care reform.
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Johnson faces pressure from all sides as funding to pay DHS workers dwindles
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing pressure from all sides as he insists on passing a GOP-only bill to fund immigration enforcement before taking up bipartisan legislation to fund the rest of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), even as the department is set to run out of money to pay employees in a few…
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