Lawmakers have less than a week to fund the government; they are exploring options for a DHS bill amid the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.
Ted Barrett, Lauren Fox, CNNSenate Democrats and Republicans are weighing how to move forward on funding the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies after another, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The options include potentially having the House return at the end of the week to approve a modified package of bills to avoid a partial government shutdown should it come to that. The House left Washington last week, expecting the Senate to pass the package of bills this week. Then, a Border Patrol agent shot and killed ICU nurseAides emphasized that the dynamics fundamentally shifted over the last 72 hours. On Friday, no one was anticipating a government shutdown. By Saturday night, it became clear that there may be little way to avoid one. Republicans say they are exploring all options as it relates to Democratic demands to strip the DHS bill out of the House-passed six-bill appropriations package to fund the government. A top goal, they say, is to prevent a shutdown of what amounts to 75% of the government's spending. Republicans and the White House have reached out to Democrats but have not yet raised any realistic solutions, according to a Senate Democratic leadership aide. For their part, Democrats are trying to coalesce around a single set of demands, but a source familiar with those talks said conversations about what kinds of reforms Democrats will seek as it pertains to DHS are still ongoing. Democratic leaders are still soliciting suggestions and ideas from their members. A quick compromise between the parties on changes to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, however, would be difficult. Many Republicans would likely oppose the types of changes to ICE that Democrats are demanding. Nothing is at all finalized and discussions on next steps are preliminary. Lawmakers face a January 30 deadline to fund the government.
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