Johnson faces pressure from all sides as funding to pay DHS workers dwindles
Summary
Speaker Mike Johnson wants to pass a bill funded only by Republicans to pay for immigration enforcement first. The rest of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not have funding yet, and its money is almost gone to pay workers.Key Facts
- Mike Johnson is the Speaker of the House and a Republican from Louisiana.
- He wants to pass a GOP-only bill focused on immigration enforcement funding.
- There is separate bipartisan legislation to fund the rest of the Department of Homeland Security.
- The DHS is running low on money to pay its workers.
- Pressure is coming from multiple sides to approve full funding for DHS quickly.
- The issue involves both immigration policy and employee pay at DHS.
- DHS funding is critical to keep its operations running without interruption.
- No final funding bill has passed yet to cover all DHS expenses.
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