The U.S. entered the shutdown on Saturday after Congress failed to approve a deal to keep various operations funded.
Johnson told NBC’s “Meet the Press” he believes he has enough Republican votes, despite the party’s thin majority in the House, to fund all agencies except for DHS by Tuesday, “and then.have two weeks of good faith negotiations to figure it out.
Johnson told NBC’s “Meet the Press” he believes he has enough Republican votes, despite the party’s thin majority in the House, to fund all agencies except for DHS by Tuesday, “and then...have two weeks of good faith negotiations to figure it out.” The chamber will debate Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms during those two weeks, Johnson said. He added that right now the House is dealing with the “logistical challenge of getting everyone in town” as parts of the country are still feeling the impact of an ongoingthat Democrats will not vote for a spending package that includes money for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE.The deal approved by the Senate on Friday would separate the Department of Homeland Security from the broader spending package, ReutersThis would allow lawmakers to approve funding for agencies such as the Pentagon and the Department of Labor with a two-week stop-gap measure to fund DHS as the chamber discusses ICE practice reform. The Democrats’ requested changes include mandatory body cameras and ending their roving patrols and use of face masks. “I just don’t see how, in good conscience, Democrats can vote for continuing ICE funding when they’re killing American citizens,” U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna D-Calif., said on “Meet the Press”. Johnson said he believes the Trump administration will make changes to some DHS practices but said ICE agents wear masks to protect their own identities and their families.Heather Gann is a breaking news and Birmingham metro reporter for AL.com. Prior to her role in breaking news, Gann covered any issues that directly impacted Birmingham metro area residents for The Birmingham...
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