US EditionSenate Democrats reject GOP offer to reopen DHS, partially fund ICE
Democrats rejected the GOP plan to fund most of DHS but exclude ICE without reforms, citing concerns over enforcement practices and voting restrictions in the SAVE America Act.
- Hope for a breakthrough in Department of Homeland Security funding collapsed on Tuesday, as a nearly 40-day standoff between lawmakers showed little sign of resolution amid airport chaos and unpaid TSA workers.
- Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham announced Republicans will "expeditiously move toward creating a second budget reconciliation bill," proposing to fund 94% of the DHS budget while withholding $5.5 billion for ICE's enforcement branch.
- Rejecting the Republican offer, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stated Democrats would send a counteroffer containing "significant reform," refusing to fund ICE without changes following deadly Minneapolis shootings earlier this year.
- Chaos at airports persists as hundreds of TSA agents have quit in recent weeks amid unpaid paychecks, adding urgency for lawmakers to resolve the funding fight before their two-week recess scheduled for later this week.
- President Donald Trump has called the SAVE America Act the "most important and consequential legislation," yet including the elections bill in the reconciliation package faces significant procedural challenges, with some senators calling it "essentially impossible.
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Democrats Logjam DHS Funding Over Reforms For Agency Excluded From Proposed Deal
by Andi Shae Napier at CDN - Democrats are refusing to provide votes for a newly brokered deal to fund the partially shut-down Department of Homeland Security over lack of ICE reforms — even though the agency is left out of the funding deal. The plan, negotiated by a group of Senate Republicans in the Oval Office on Monday, will fund 94% of … Click to read the rest HERE-> Democrats Logjam DHS Funding Over Reforms For Agency Excluded From Propose…
Democrats decline a new GOP proposal to fund DHS, keeping partial shutdown in effect
A congressional impasse over DHS funding ground on Wednesday, as Democrats declined to take Republicans up on a new offer to separate immigration enforcement and removal operations from the other budget needs of the Department of Homeland Security.The proposal would have funded most other operations under DHS while negotiations continue over ICE policies.Democrats said the deal did not meet enough of the core demands they have outlined since the…
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