US EditionSenate Democrats block bill to fund DHS, spurning increased GOP pressure
A nearly three-week DHS funding lapse has furloughed personnel and delayed grants, with 120,000 employees working without pay amid stalled immigration enforcement reform talks.
- This past week, the American Sheriff Alliance sent letters urging Congress to fully restore DHS funding, while the National League of Cities also pressed for restoration to support state and local agencies.
- Most DHS funding was halted on Feb. 14 after House and Senate lawmakers failed to compromise over Democrats' demands for restrictions on federal immigration enforcement officers amid heightened national security.
- FEMA's GO grant system is offline because furloughed staff block access to State Homeland Security Grants, while CISA canceled assessments of energy and other critical infrastructure, and prolonged disruptions delay support for state, local and tribal governments.
- The House is expected to vote today on a Republican-backed DHS funding bill that The Hill reported would likely be dead on arrival in the Senate, while Kristi Noem, DHS Secretary, said Tuesday that critical security missions are being strained.
- Local law enforcement groups warn the shutdown reaches beyond Washington and ASF said towns, cities and counties face risks without full funding to tackle complex threats.
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DHS government shutdown is an 'insane situation': Byron York
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said the partial government shutdown over the Department of Homeland Security funding is “absolutely crazy.” York questioned how long the partial government shutdown can continue when the country’s transportation system is not funded. “We’ve talked about government shutdowns in the past, and this is not that. It’s essentially a shutdown of parts of one department,” York said on Fox Bu…
Speaker Johnson: Dems 'Care More About Criminal Illegal Aliens than They Do American Citizens'
Thursday on FNC's "Hannity," House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) took aim at Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown due to funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
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New Hampshire Union LeaderDemocrats say immigration fight won’t ease with Noem’s departure
WASHINGTON — The ouster of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared to have no immediate impact on her department’s partial shutdown, as the two parties sparred anew over a Democratic demand for an immigration enforcement overhaul.
Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole hopes to end DHS shutdown; Democrats say “no shot” for bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) is leading a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security. However, Democrats say his efforts are nothing more than “political theatre.” DHS has been shut down since Valentine’s Day. The financial effect on DHS employees was felt for the first time Wednesday as workers received only […] The post Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole hopes to end DHS shutdown; Democrats say “no shot” for bill appeared first on …
Senate Democrats again block Homeland Security funding, ignore GOP warnings of Iran war needs
Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a Department of Homeland Security funding bill for the third time, despite their Republican colleagues' concern that it is dangerous to keep the department shut down amid the growing conflict with Iran.
Senate Democrats Block DHS Funding Again Over ICE Enforcement
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked for a third time a spending bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, insisting that they would not approve the measure without new curbs on immigration enforcement even amid President Donald Trump’s war in Iran. Twenty days after federal money for the department lapsed, Republicans had sought to pressure Democrats to relent and agree to fund the department without any new restrictions …
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