It comes after a 40-day partial shut down of the government that has brought chaos to US airports.
House of Representatives still needs to act before funded agencies such as airport security can reopen, CNN reportsThe US Senate has passed legislation that will finance most of the Department of Homeland Security but withhold funds from ICE and part of Customs and Border Protection, the office of the Senate Democratic party leader, Chuck Schumer, said in…
Bipartisan talks continued, but a deal to reopen the department remained elusive ahead of a major spring travel weekend, and as lawmakers looked toward their own two-week break.
President Trump said Friday he is not on board with the Senate-passed funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) because it does not fully fund the agency, which has been a sticking point with congressional Democrats. Trump, in a phone interview with Fox News, said the bill “wasn’t appropriate” because it does not…
The Senate early Friday morning approved Homeland Security funds to pay Transportation Security Administration agents and most other agencies, but not the immigration enforcement operations at the heart of the budget impasse that has jammed airports, disrupted travel and imposed financial hardship on workers.
The Senate has reached an agreement to re-open the Department of Homeland Security, but not fund Border Patrol and ICE, which Democrats blocked. Immigration enforcement has been at the center of the stalemate that caused a 42-day partial government shutdown that left TSA workers unpaid and extensive airport delays across the country. The bill now heads to…
The Senate has voted to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security. And, President Trump extends the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The US Senate passed legislation to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, opening the way to an easing of misery at airports caused by long security lines. (Source: Bloomberg)
The US Senate agreed unanimously to fund the Department of Homeland Security - without funding ICE and border patrol. The post Senate Agrees to End Shutdown – Fund DHS EXCEPT for ICE and CBP appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
The Senate took the first step toward reopening the Department of Homeland Security on Friday, approving legislation that funds all of the agency except its most controversial function: immigration enforcement. The Coast Guard, Transportation Security Administration, and a host of other subagencies under DHS will be funded under a bill the Senate passed…
