WATCH LIVE: Senate meets as Republicans try to secure DHS funding through budget reconciliation
Summary
The Senate voted 52-46 to start a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and end the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. Republicans want to use a special budget process called reconciliation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, after Democrats blocked money for these agencies since February.Key Facts
- The vote was 52 in favor and 46 against.
- The goal is to reopen the DHS and end the partial government shutdown.
- Democrats have blocked funding for ICE and Border Patrol since mid-February.
- Democrats want policy changes after two protesters were fatally shot by federal agents.
- Republicans are using budget reconciliation to try to pass the funding.
- Budget reconciliation is a complex way to pass bills without needing Democratic votes.
- The Senate passed a bipartisan bill to reopen the rest of DHS already.
- House Republican leaders refuse to act until the Senate shows progress on ICE and Border Patrol funding.
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