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Congress Far Away From DHS Funding As Deadline Nears
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8:04Now PlayingCongressman Joe Morelle, Democrat representing New York's 25th District and Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration joins Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz to discuss the ongoing negotiations for a Homeland Security spending bill and there the two parties stand as its Friday deadline approaches. Negotiations for a Homeland Security spending bill continue, but lawmakers look to be far from a deal as Friday’s deadline approaches.
Democrats are waiting for a complete counter-offer from Republicans on a DHS funding bill with changes to immigration enforcement policy after they made their first formal proposal over the weekend. The White House returned a counter-proposal to Democrats yesterday, but Democratic leaders said the GOP offer was “both incomplete and insufficient.”
“Republicans shared an outline of a counter-proposal, which included neither details nor legislative text. The initial GOP response is both incomplete and insufficient in terms of addressing the concerns Americans have about ICE’s lawless conduct. Democrats await additional detail and text,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a joint statement last night.
With where negotiations stand, it’s almost certain lawmakers will have to pass another funding patch to avert a partial shutdown.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) could take the first procedural step and file cloture for a continuing resolution to keep DHS running past Feb. 13 later today. Senators haven’t decided yet how long the stopgap should be, but Thune said it would be likely at least another two weeks.
“Negotiations are proceeding in a way that looks like it’s constructive,” Thune told reporters yesterday. “We will have to vote on something obviously if additional time is needed.”
Senate Democrats haven’t committed to supporting another stopgap if negotiations end up needing more time, but they haven’t ruled it out either. Both the White House’s counter-offer and the need for a continuing resolution are expected to be discussed at Senate Democrats’ weekly lunch today.
“Let’s see what the negotiation is like on the proposal the Dems have made and the counter-offer that Republicans have made today. We’ll know more after lunch,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said yesterday.
It’s unclear what the counter-offer details but it’s a slight sign of movement from the White House after lawmakers left town last week without making much headway.
Republicans have already declared some of Democrats’ proposals as non-starters, including prohibiting federal agents from wearing masks and requiring judicial warrants to enter homes, which could become the most contentious points of the negotiations.
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