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U.S. Senate Approves Funding Bill Ahead of Shutdown Deadline
(MENAFN) The US Senate approved a funding package Friday with hours remaining before a midnight deadline that would trigger a partial government shutdown.
Lawmakers voted 71-29 on the package, which encompasses five long-term appropriations bills while extending funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for two weeks to facilitate negotiations on immigration enforcement.
The legislation now advances to the House of Representatives.
Federal funding remains set to lapse at midnight, as the House has yet to take action on the measure and is not scheduled to reconvene until Monday.
After federal agents in Minnesota fatally shot American citizen Alex Pretti—the second killing by immigration enforcement officers this month—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer stated he and fellow Democrats would not support the package unless the appropriations measure containing DHS funding was stripped out.
If the House passes the measure early next week, any disruption is anticipated to be minimal.
Limited appetite exists in Washington for repeating a prolonged shutdown like the 43-day impasse that dragged on late last year.
Following the package's passage, Schumer told reporters there would have to be "strong, common-sense legislation that reins in ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)" for Democrats to support long-term funding for DHS.
"If our colleagues are not willing to enact real change, they should not expect Democratic votes," he said.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the Democrats will "evaluate the spending legislation passed by the Senate on its merits and then decide how to proceed legislatively."
"The Trump administration must set forth an ironclad path that dramatically reforms ICE and other DHS agencies that the American people know have become lawless and heavy-handed.
"It is in the best interest of the country that this is done before the Congress reconvenes on Monday evening and legislation is brought to the House floor," he said in a statement.
Lawmakers voted 71-29 on the package, which encompasses five long-term appropriations bills while extending funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for two weeks to facilitate negotiations on immigration enforcement.
The legislation now advances to the House of Representatives.
Federal funding remains set to lapse at midnight, as the House has yet to take action on the measure and is not scheduled to reconvene until Monday.
After federal agents in Minnesota fatally shot American citizen Alex Pretti—the second killing by immigration enforcement officers this month—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer stated he and fellow Democrats would not support the package unless the appropriations measure containing DHS funding was stripped out.
If the House passes the measure early next week, any disruption is anticipated to be minimal.
Limited appetite exists in Washington for repeating a prolonged shutdown like the 43-day impasse that dragged on late last year.
Following the package's passage, Schumer told reporters there would have to be "strong, common-sense legislation that reins in ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)" for Democrats to support long-term funding for DHS.
"If our colleagues are not willing to enact real change, they should not expect Democratic votes," he said.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the Democrats will "evaluate the spending legislation passed by the Senate on its merits and then decide how to proceed legislatively."
"The Trump administration must set forth an ironclad path that dramatically reforms ICE and other DHS agencies that the American people know have become lawless and heavy-handed.
"It is in the best interest of the country that this is done before the Congress reconvenes on Monday evening and legislation is brought to the House floor," he said in a statement.
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