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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,836 posts) Thu Mar 12, 2026, 09:00 PM Mar 12

Democrats block bill to reopen Homeland Security amid 27-day shutdown

Source: The Hill

Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a motion to proceed to a House-passed bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the 27-day shutdown that has hampered the functions of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other critical agencies.

The motion failed by a vote of 51 to 46. Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) was the only Democrat to vote with Republicans to advance the funding bill. It needed 60 votes to advance.

It marked the fourth time since Feb. 12 that Democrats have voted to block Homeland Security funding legislation.

The vote capped a day of skirmishes on the Senate floor between Democrats and Republicans on how to break the funding deadlock.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democrats-block-bill-reopen-homeland-182854655.html

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Democrats block bill to reopen Homeland Security amid 27-day shutdown (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 12 OP

Why isn't that a RW talking point? dickthegrouch Mar 12 #1

Right? Or "Both parties unable to reopen..." C Moon Mar 12 #2

Not yet; seems to fit into the longer arc. nt BadgerKid Mar 13 #5

Unless there is fundamental reform of ICE and Homeland Security they should continue to oppose funding. cstanleytech Mar 13 #3

Bullshit headline. Democrats offered to fund TSA but REPUBLICANS REFUSED. SunSeeker Mar 13 #4

Agree. From the article: Schumer countered with a proposal to fund just TSA to ease congestion at airports. Celerity Mar 13 #6

dickthegrouch

(4,536 posts)

1. Why isn't that a RW talking point?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 10:00 PM

Mar 12

“Republicans fail to compromise sufficiently to reopen the government shutdown”
Would be an equally accurate headline.
Just saying.

C Moon

(13,650 posts)

2. Right? Or "Both parties unable to reopen..."

Reply to dickthegrouch (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 11:09 PM

Mar 12

BadgerKid

(5,009 posts)

5. Not yet; seems to fit into the longer arc. nt

Reply to dickthegrouch (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 04:39 AM

Mar 13

cstanleytech

(28,483 posts)

3. Unless there is fundamental reform of ICE and Homeland Security they should continue to oppose funding.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 02:24 AM

Mar 13

SunSeeker

(58,287 posts)

4. Bullshit headline. Democrats offered to fund TSA but REPUBLICANS REFUSED.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 02:38 AM

Mar 13

ICE and CBP are already massively funded.

Celerity

(54,454 posts)

6. Agree. From the article: Schumer countered with a proposal to fund just TSA to ease congestion at airports.

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 06:33 AM

Mar 13

When Thune dismissed the offer, Schumer responded: “I rest my case. What the [GOP] leader is saying is he will only fund TSA if we will continue to fund for a short time, for a long time, ICE and Border Patrol, which he knows is gridlocked.”

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