Senate Democrats threaten shutdown by blocking DHS funding
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Amid backlash against ICE after deadly incidents involving federal agents, Rep. Tom Suozzi of N.Y. said he made a mistake. Here’s what the other six House Democrats who also crossed party lines to help pass a DHS funding bill last week have said.
Sen. Chuck Schumer urged the administration to consider the economic consequences of stopping funding for the new Hudson River tunnel.
Senate Democrats came out against a funding package in the wake of the deadly shooting of a Minneapolis man by federal agents, with just days until the deadline to fund the government.
Some Democrats who voted for recent funding bills said they'll vote against any DHS bill without restrictions on enforcement operations. The deadline to avert a shutdown is Friday.
Senate Democrats and Republicans are weighing how to move forward on funding the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies after another deadly shooting by a federal officer in Minneapolis,
In apparent blissful ignorance of the country’s ICE-induced bedlam, several House Democrats voted alongside nearly every Republican member to give more money to the immigration agency. The Department of Homeland Security’s $64.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said that she will not vote for Department of Homeland Security funding after the latest fatal shooting of an American by a federal agent in Minneapolis.
Gluesenkamp Perez defended her decision, saying in a statement that she voted yes in order to avoid another potential government shutdown.
The House of Representatives sent the last of its government funding bills over to the Senate, with only a week left before the next shutdown.