Senate passes federal funding compromise as Democrats score victory in DHS revolt
What's the endgame here?
Senate Republicans and Democrats shattered through partisan rancor and sent a retooled government spending package to the House on Friday evening after President Donald Trump struck a deal to sate Democrats’ demands.
Though lawmakers were able to advance the revamped five-bill package, without the controversial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill and a two-week funding extension to keep the agency afloat, a partial government shutdown is all but guaranteed after the 71-29 vote.
That’s because modifications to the package, and the inclusion of a short-term continuing resolution (CR) for DHS, must be approved by the House. And lawmakers in the lower chamber aren’t set to return to Washington, D.C., until early next week.
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Schumer and his caucus are determined to get a series of extra reforms attached, and dropped three categories of restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Wednesday that many Republicans have balked at.
"These are not radical demands," Schumer said on the Senate floor. "They're basic standards the American people already expect from law enforcement. I hope we can get voting quickly here in the Senate today, so we can move forward on the important work of reining in ICE. The clock is ticking."
Democrats argued that the tweaks were common sense, and geared toward reducing further incidents during immigration operations around the country on the heels of two fatal shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis, Minn., this month.
"This is not like some wish list," Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., said. "This is like, really practical, common sense stuff that would actually go a long way towards minimizing the harm that we're seeing in Minnesota."
Among the most difficult requests is the requirement of judicial warrants, rather than administrative warrants, for ICE agents to make arrests.
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., argued that while Republicans didn’t want to have a government shutdown, they wouldn’t legislate "stupid s—" into the DHS bill.
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"We're not like telling [ICE] they need judicial warrants when they already have administrative warrants," Schmitt said. "We're not doing that."
Successfully moving the bill from one chamber to the other was not an easy lift for Republicans. A cohort of Senate Republicans pushed back against the underlying, original package because of the billions in earmark funding it included.
And Sen. Lindsey Graham, …
What's the endgame here?
Senate Republicans and Democrats shattered through partisan rancor and sent a retooled government spending package to the House on Friday evening after President Donald Trump struck a deal to sate Democrats’ demands.
Though lawmakers were able to advance the revamped five-bill package, without the controversial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill and a two-week funding extension to keep the agency afloat, a partial government shutdown is all but guaranteed after the 71-29 vote.
That’s because modifications to the package, and the inclusion of a short-term continuing resolution (CR) for DHS, must be approved by the House. And lawmakers in the lower chamber aren’t set to return to Washington, D.C., until early next week.
GRAHAM THREATENS SHUTDOWN DEAL OVER HOUSE-BACKED REPEAL, WARNS JOHNSON: 'I WON'T FORGET THIS'
Schumer and his caucus are determined to get a series of extra reforms attached, and dropped three categories of restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Wednesday that many Republicans have balked at.
"These are not radical demands," Schumer said on the Senate floor. "They're basic standards the American people already expect from law enforcement. I hope we can get voting quickly here in the Senate today, so we can move forward on the important work of reining in ICE. The clock is ticking."
Democrats argued that the tweaks were common sense, and geared toward reducing further incidents during immigration operations around the country on the heels of two fatal shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis, Minn., this month.
"This is not like some wish list," Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., said. "This is like, really practical, common sense stuff that would actually go a long way towards minimizing the harm that we're seeing in Minnesota."
Among the most difficult requests is the requirement of judicial warrants, rather than administrative warrants, for ICE agents to make arrests.
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., argued that while Republicans didn’t want to have a government shutdown, they wouldn’t legislate "stupid s—" into the DHS bill.
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"We're not like telling [ICE] they need judicial warrants when they already have administrative warrants," Schmitt said. "We're not doing that."
Successfully moving the bill from one chamber to the other was not an easy lift for Republicans. A cohort of Senate Republicans pushed back against the underlying, original package because of the billions in earmark funding it included.
And Sen. Lindsey Graham, …
Senate passes federal funding compromise as Democrats score victory in DHS revolt
What's the endgame here?
Senate Republicans and Democrats shattered through partisan rancor and sent a retooled government spending package to the House on Friday evening after President Donald Trump struck a deal to sate Democrats’ demands.
Though lawmakers were able to advance the revamped five-bill package, without the controversial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill and a two-week funding extension to keep the agency afloat, a partial government shutdown is all but guaranteed after the 71-29 vote.
That’s because modifications to the package, and the inclusion of a short-term continuing resolution (CR) for DHS, must be approved by the House. And lawmakers in the lower chamber aren’t set to return to Washington, D.C., until early next week.
GRAHAM THREATENS SHUTDOWN DEAL OVER HOUSE-BACKED REPEAL, WARNS JOHNSON: 'I WON'T FORGET THIS'
Schumer and his caucus are determined to get a series of extra reforms attached, and dropped three categories of restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Wednesday that many Republicans have balked at.
"These are not radical demands," Schumer said on the Senate floor. "They're basic standards the American people already expect from law enforcement. I hope we can get voting quickly here in the Senate today, so we can move forward on the important work of reining in ICE. The clock is ticking."
Democrats argued that the tweaks were common sense, and geared toward reducing further incidents during immigration operations around the country on the heels of two fatal shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis, Minn., this month.
"This is not like some wish list," Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., said. "This is like, really practical, common sense stuff that would actually go a long way towards minimizing the harm that we're seeing in Minnesota."
Among the most difficult requests is the requirement of judicial warrants, rather than administrative warrants, for ICE agents to make arrests.
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., argued that while Republicans didn’t want to have a government shutdown, they wouldn’t legislate "stupid s—" into the DHS bill.
7 REPUBLICANS JOIN DEMS TO BLOCK MAJOR GOVERNMENT FUNDING PACKAGE AS SHUTDOWN LOOMS
"We're not like telling [ICE] they need judicial warrants when they already have administrative warrants," Schmitt said. "We're not doing that."
Successfully moving the bill from one chamber to the other was not an easy lift for Republicans. A cohort of Senate Republicans pushed back against the underlying, original package because of the billions in earmark funding it included.
And Sen. Lindsey Graham, …
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