GOP leaders duke it out over DHS funding
Summary
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are disagreeing on how to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), making it harder to end a 72-day government shutdown. Johnson wants to change the Senate’s DHS funding bill to get more support in the House, while Thune is cautious but open to working on changes.Key Facts
- The U.S. government has been partly shut down for 72 days due to a dispute over DHS funding.
- Senate Republicans had passed a DHS funding bill twice, but the House has not approved it yet.
- Johnson wants to revise the Senate bill to secure House votes, calling the original bill "haphazardly drafted."
- Senate Majority Leader Thune said the Senate did what it could to fund DHS properly and is willing to work with the House.
- The main disagreement is over funding for ICE and Border Patrol, which the Senate bill cuts off, causing concern among House members.
- Some House members want to remove the part that cuts funding for ICE and Border Patrol to avoid voting against law enforcement.
- Waiting to approve all funding until a reconciliation bill passes may keep DHS shut down until mid-May.
- Even small changes to the bill must be re-approved by the Senate, possibly delaying the deal further.
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