Correspondents' Dinner shooting fails to budge Democrats on DHS shutdown
Summary
A recent shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner did not change the disagreement between Democrats and Republicans in Congress about reopening the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Democrats want immigration enforcement reforms included in the DHS funding, while Republicans want to fund the entire department without changes.Key Facts
- The shooting incident has not helped Democrats and Republicans find common ground on DHS funding.
- Republicans want to fully fund DHS, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), without immigration reforms.
- Democrats want reforms on immigration enforcement included in DHS funding bills.
- The Senate passed a bill funding DHS except ICE and CBP, but the House Republicans refuse to take it up.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have publicly disagreed about the funding impasse.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says the shutdown is due to Republican immigration policies and calls for the Senate bill to be voted on in the House.
- Some Democrats say they want DHS funded but only with immigration reforms they support.
- A few moderate Democrats suggest compromise and support separate legislation to move sub-agencies like the Secret Service out of DHS.
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