WASHINGTON (AURN News) — The government funding fight continues after Republicans rejected a Senate-backed plan to partially fund the Department of Homeland Security.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says the Senate deal didn’t go far enough because it leaves out funding for immigration enforcement.
Instead, the House is moving forward with a short-term bill to fund the entire agency through late May.
The House bill is expected to face resistance in the Senate, where Democrats have made it clear they will not approve any measure that boosts ICE funding without new restrictions on how federal agents operate.
If neither side backs down, DHS will continue operating in a partial shutdown, impacting TSA staffing, airport wait times and other national security operations.
Either both chambers return to negotiations to find a compromise, or leadership will have to pass a temporary extension to buy time.
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