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Republicans reject Democrats’ effort to pay TSA by suspending Senate rules
The motion failed 41–49 as Republicans linked TSA funding to broader Department of Homeland Security and immigration enforcement negotiations amid a prolonged shutdown.
- On Saturday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer attempted a procedural gambit to fund Transportation Security Administration workers, but Senate Republicans blocked the motion by a party-line vote of 41 to 49 during the 36-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
- Senate Democrats continue demanding stringent reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement before funding the broader Department of Homeland Security, while Republicans insist on funding the entire agency without tying it to immigration policy changes.
- Dismissing the maneuver as "convoluted," Senate Majority Leader John Thune criticized the attempt to bypass the Senate Appropriations Committee as thousands of unpaid TSA agents face growing pressure from increasing airport wait times.
- Thune warned that Democrats will be held accountable if Congress adjourns without funding the Department of Homeland Security, stating it would be "very, very hard to explain" leaving town next week.
- Following an administration letter on immigration operations revealed earlier this week, Senate Republicans and the White House presented a new compromise offer to Democrats on Friday night, with negotiations ongoing.
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GOP Sen. John Kennedy Says He Came Up With Plan To End DHS Shutdown But Trump Took It Down: 'No Deals With Democrats'
Republican Senator John Kennedy said he and colleague Ted Cruz came up with a plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, but President Donald Trump rejected it as part of a broad refusal to reach deals with Democrats.
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