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Republicans Are Moving to Fund Homeland Security 'the Hard Way' After End of Talks
Republicans aim to fund the two immigration agencies for three years under reconciliation, a move they say would help avoid another shutdown.
- On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced Republicans are pursuing a partisan budget reconciliation bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol , bypassing Democrats after negotiations stalled.
- The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down since mid-February following protests in Minneapolis in January, with negotiations failing to resolve disputes over the administration's immigration enforcement tactics.
- Using budget reconciliation, Republicans plan to pass the measure with a simple majority in the 53-47 Senate; some members estimate the legislation could cost around $75 billion.
- Thune said Republicans will fund the agencies for three years to prevent another shutdown, telling Democrats they would get "none of that" in the final package.
- Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham is preparing a budget resolution for introduction as soon as next week, though many Republicans remain skeptical about passing it this year.
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Republicans are moving to fund Homeland Security ‘the hard way’ after end of talks
The budget process Republicans plan to use could get messy.
·Saint Paul, United States
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