Democrats face choice to reopen DHS amid fears of Iran terrorist proxies retaliating inside US
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House Democrats will be forced to decide this week whether to reopen the Department of Homeland Security or keep the agency charged with protecting the country from terrorism closed as threats of Iranian terrorist cells retaliating inside the United States mount.
House Republican leadership is teeing up a vote to fund DHS this week, with Republicans using the possible fallout from the U.S. strikes on Iran as leverage to end the partial government shutdown.
“Following the successful strikes on Iran and the FBI’s warning of elevated threats here at home, it is dangerous for Democrats in Washington to keep the Department of Homeland Security shut down,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) said on X on Sunday afternoon following a call with the House GOP conference.
“This week, we are calling on House Democrats to end their dangerous games by bringing to the floor legislation to end the DHS shutdown so we can ensure agencies can protect America during this dangerous time,” Scalise added.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told Republicans the DHS funding bill will largely resemble the one that passed the chamber in January but stalled in the Senate, the Washington Examiner confirmed. The House rules committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to discuss the legislation.
The decision to put the DHS bill on the floor for the second time comes as negotiations between the White House, Senate Democrats, and Senate Republicans remain up in the air over how to proceed with funding for immigration agencies.
But Republicans have pointed to possible dangers spreading across the country in response to the U.S. striking Iran over the weekend, which they say requires a fully-funded DHS. Several members have already pointed to one shooting in Austin that happened over the weekend, which authorities are investigating as possibly motivated by the conflict in Iran.
One House Republican on Sunday’s conference call told the Washington Examiner that putting the DHS bill on the floor will show that the GOP is staying on offense.
“We’ve already funded it. We’ll vote to fund it again,” the member said of Republicans. “What are you doing, Democrats? Why are you blocking funding when we’re at war?”
The DHS bill received seven House Democratic votes when it came up for a vote in January, and the prolonged shutdown, coupled with the news out of Iran, increases the chances the second DHS bill will get the same, if not more, support from centrist Democrats.
One point of …
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
House Democrats will be forced to decide this week whether to reopen the Department of Homeland Security or keep the agency charged with protecting the country from terrorism closed as threats of Iranian terrorist cells retaliating inside the United States mount.
House Republican leadership is teeing up a vote to fund DHS this week, with Republicans using the possible fallout from the U.S. strikes on Iran as leverage to end the partial government shutdown.
“Following the successful strikes on Iran and the FBI’s warning of elevated threats here at home, it is dangerous for Democrats in Washington to keep the Department of Homeland Security shut down,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) said on X on Sunday afternoon following a call with the House GOP conference.
“This week, we are calling on House Democrats to end their dangerous games by bringing to the floor legislation to end the DHS shutdown so we can ensure agencies can protect America during this dangerous time,” Scalise added.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told Republicans the DHS funding bill will largely resemble the one that passed the chamber in January but stalled in the Senate, the Washington Examiner confirmed. The House rules committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to discuss the legislation.
The decision to put the DHS bill on the floor for the second time comes as negotiations between the White House, Senate Democrats, and Senate Republicans remain up in the air over how to proceed with funding for immigration agencies.
But Republicans have pointed to possible dangers spreading across the country in response to the U.S. striking Iran over the weekend, which they say requires a fully-funded DHS. Several members have already pointed to one shooting in Austin that happened over the weekend, which authorities are investigating as possibly motivated by the conflict in Iran.
One House Republican on Sunday’s conference call told the Washington Examiner that putting the DHS bill on the floor will show that the GOP is staying on offense.
“We’ve already funded it. We’ll vote to fund it again,” the member said of Republicans. “What are you doing, Democrats? Why are you blocking funding when we’re at war?”
The DHS bill received seven House Democratic votes when it came up for a vote in January, and the prolonged shutdown, coupled with the news out of Iran, increases the chances the second DHS bill will get the same, if not more, support from centrist Democrats.
One point of …
Democrats face choice to reopen DHS amid fears of Iran terrorist proxies retaliating inside US
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
House Democrats will be forced to decide this week whether to reopen the Department of Homeland Security or keep the agency charged with protecting the country from terrorism closed as threats of Iranian terrorist cells retaliating inside the United States mount.
House Republican leadership is teeing up a vote to fund DHS this week, with Republicans using the possible fallout from the U.S. strikes on Iran as leverage to end the partial government shutdown.
“Following the successful strikes on Iran and the FBI’s warning of elevated threats here at home, it is dangerous for Democrats in Washington to keep the Department of Homeland Security shut down,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) said on X on Sunday afternoon following a call with the House GOP conference.
“This week, we are calling on House Democrats to end their dangerous games by bringing to the floor legislation to end the DHS shutdown so we can ensure agencies can protect America during this dangerous time,” Scalise added.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told Republicans the DHS funding bill will largely resemble the one that passed the chamber in January but stalled in the Senate, the Washington Examiner confirmed. The House rules committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to discuss the legislation.
The decision to put the DHS bill on the floor for the second time comes as negotiations between the White House, Senate Democrats, and Senate Republicans remain up in the air over how to proceed with funding for immigration agencies.
But Republicans have pointed to possible dangers spreading across the country in response to the U.S. striking Iran over the weekend, which they say requires a fully-funded DHS. Several members have already pointed to one shooting in Austin that happened over the weekend, which authorities are investigating as possibly motivated by the conflict in Iran.
One House Republican on Sunday’s conference call told the Washington Examiner that putting the DHS bill on the floor will show that the GOP is staying on offense.
“We’ve already funded it. We’ll vote to fund it again,” the member said of Republicans. “What are you doing, Democrats? Why are you blocking funding when we’re at war?”
The DHS bill received seven House Democratic votes when it came up for a vote in January, and the prolonged shutdown, coupled with the news out of Iran, increases the chances the second DHS bill will get the same, if not more, support from centrist Democrats.
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