Republicans launch new effort to fund Homeland Security
AP News
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Senate Republicans are moving this week to try and reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history.
The first votes could come as soon as Tuesday as GOP leaders attempt a new workaround to unlock the funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.
Democrats have blocked money for those agencies since mid-February, demanding policy changes after the fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents in January.
Republicans’ workaround is through so-called budget reconciliation, a complicated and time-consuming maneuver that they also used to pass President Donald Trump’s package of tax and spending cuts.
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- US warns it will run out of money to pay airport security workers in coming weeks The Straits Times —
- Senate Republicans Release Budget Measure to Fund ICE Through 2029 The New York Times —