Republicans in the House of Representatives are planning on proposing a stopgap funding bill for all of the Department of Homeland Security, breaking with a Senate-passed deal that left out Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. NBC News' Melanie Zanona reports on the decision by Republican leadership.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Friday said that a two-month Homeland Security funding stopgap being proposed by House Republicans would be “dead on arrival” in the Senate. Schumer slammed the door on the idea of funding the entire Department of Homeland Security for 60 days to give White House and negotiators more time…
House Republicans are done playing games with the Senate’s latest RINO surrender. The post HOUSE GOP STRIKES BACK: Furious Republicans Move to ADD ICE Funding and Voter ID to Senate’s DHS Garbage Deal With Democrats — Will Force ‘Cowardly Senators’ Back to D.C. appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
House Republican leadership signaled that they would refuse to vote on a Senate bill to end the partial government shutdown by funding most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).House Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI) told NOTUS reporter Reese Gorman that the bill was "garbage" and that there would be no votes on the legislation.If the bill does…
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Rep. Mike Flood, Republican of Nebraska, says a House vote could come as early as tonight to fund the government through May. Rep. Sean Casten, Democrat of Illinois, says the Rules Committee will "probably" send a stopgap bill to fund most of DHS…
House GOP lawmakers huddled for a conference call on Friday with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to deliberate over the funding bill approved by the Senate earlier this morning.
The House passed a DHS stopgap bill, but the shutdown is expected to continue for several weeks as lawmakers leave Washington for Easter recess.
The move prolongs a partial government shutdown and sets up a standoff over immigration enforcement funding and voter ID demands.
The pressure now shifts to the House to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown that has severely disrupted air travel in some major airports. Follow live updates.
