House Dems clash over Schumer-Trump deal as Jeffries blasts lack of ICE reforms
Same show, different day.
House Democrats are at a breaking point on whether to support a compromise funding package that would end the government shutdown — or leverage the moment to secure reforms for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement.
"If they’re not going to make any serious reforms, there’s just a sense in the House that we’re not co-signing on that," Rep Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., said of the spending package passed out of the Senate late last week.
But Swalwell’s view isn’t universal among Democrats.
"Yes," Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, answered simply when asked if he would vote to end the shutdown.
After reaching an impasse over immigration enforcement reforms in the Senate, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., cut a deal with the White House last week to advance outstanding spending for 2026 while extending funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for two weeks.
The bill would fund the year-long needs for the departments of War, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Health and Human Services.
In addition to ending a four-day funding lapse for those departments, it would also give lawmakers time to negotiate over provisions for ICE.
That compromise passed out of the Senate in a bipartisan 71-29 vote.
In its current form, the bill does not include several key demands that Democrats have made in the wake of two fatal confrontations in Minneapolis between immigration enforcement and civilians. Among other elements, Democrats have demanded legislation to end ICE’s roaming patrols, strengthen warrant requirement protections, ban masks and require visible identification for ICE agents.
Without their inclusion, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., made it clear he believes the legislation falls short.
REPUBLICANS, DEMS BREAK THROUGH RESISTANCE, MOVE FORWARD WITH TRUMP-BACKED FUNDING PACKAGE
"We've made a clear line in the sand. We've articulated the things that will be necessary for there to be a full-year appropriations bill connected to ICE funding," Jeffries said Monday when asked if he would support the two-week extension.
Even in the absence of key Democrat demands, Cuellar said he thinks the bill is consistent with his previous positions.
"I’m looking at the bills. It’s the bill that we voted on with a two-week extension to Homeland [Security]," Cuellar said, referring to legislation that already passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support in January.
Cuellar was one of the seven Democrats who broke with his party to advance the original bill. That package included limited reforms to …
Same show, different day.
House Democrats are at a breaking point on whether to support a compromise funding package that would end the government shutdown — or leverage the moment to secure reforms for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement.
"If they’re not going to make any serious reforms, there’s just a sense in the House that we’re not co-signing on that," Rep Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., said of the spending package passed out of the Senate late last week.
But Swalwell’s view isn’t universal among Democrats.
"Yes," Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, answered simply when asked if he would vote to end the shutdown.
After reaching an impasse over immigration enforcement reforms in the Senate, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., cut a deal with the White House last week to advance outstanding spending for 2026 while extending funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for two weeks.
The bill would fund the year-long needs for the departments of War, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Health and Human Services.
In addition to ending a four-day funding lapse for those departments, it would also give lawmakers time to negotiate over provisions for ICE.
That compromise passed out of the Senate in a bipartisan 71-29 vote.
In its current form, the bill does not include several key demands that Democrats have made in the wake of two fatal confrontations in Minneapolis between immigration enforcement and civilians. Among other elements, Democrats have demanded legislation to end ICE’s roaming patrols, strengthen warrant requirement protections, ban masks and require visible identification for ICE agents.
Without their inclusion, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., made it clear he believes the legislation falls short.
REPUBLICANS, DEMS BREAK THROUGH RESISTANCE, MOVE FORWARD WITH TRUMP-BACKED FUNDING PACKAGE
"We've made a clear line in the sand. We've articulated the things that will be necessary for there to be a full-year appropriations bill connected to ICE funding," Jeffries said Monday when asked if he would support the two-week extension.
Even in the absence of key Democrat demands, Cuellar said he thinks the bill is consistent with his previous positions.
"I’m looking at the bills. It’s the bill that we voted on with a two-week extension to Homeland [Security]," Cuellar said, referring to legislation that already passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support in January.
Cuellar was one of the seven Democrats who broke with his party to advance the original bill. That package included limited reforms to …
House Dems clash over Schumer-Trump deal as Jeffries blasts lack of ICE reforms
Same show, different day.
House Democrats are at a breaking point on whether to support a compromise funding package that would end the government shutdown — or leverage the moment to secure reforms for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement.
"If they’re not going to make any serious reforms, there’s just a sense in the House that we’re not co-signing on that," Rep Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., said of the spending package passed out of the Senate late last week.
But Swalwell’s view isn’t universal among Democrats.
"Yes," Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, answered simply when asked if he would vote to end the shutdown.
After reaching an impasse over immigration enforcement reforms in the Senate, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., cut a deal with the White House last week to advance outstanding spending for 2026 while extending funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for two weeks.
The bill would fund the year-long needs for the departments of War, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Health and Human Services.
In addition to ending a four-day funding lapse for those departments, it would also give lawmakers time to negotiate over provisions for ICE.
That compromise passed out of the Senate in a bipartisan 71-29 vote.
In its current form, the bill does not include several key demands that Democrats have made in the wake of two fatal confrontations in Minneapolis between immigration enforcement and civilians. Among other elements, Democrats have demanded legislation to end ICE’s roaming patrols, strengthen warrant requirement protections, ban masks and require visible identification for ICE agents.
Without their inclusion, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., made it clear he believes the legislation falls short.
REPUBLICANS, DEMS BREAK THROUGH RESISTANCE, MOVE FORWARD WITH TRUMP-BACKED FUNDING PACKAGE
"We've made a clear line in the sand. We've articulated the things that will be necessary for there to be a full-year appropriations bill connected to ICE funding," Jeffries said Monday when asked if he would support the two-week extension.
Even in the absence of key Democrat demands, Cuellar said he thinks the bill is consistent with his previous positions.
"I’m looking at the bills. It’s the bill that we voted on with a two-week extension to Homeland [Security]," Cuellar said, referring to legislation that already passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support in January.
Cuellar was one of the seven Democrats who broke with his party to advance the original bill. That package included limited reforms to …
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