Democrats Say Republican DHS Funding Counterproposal Is ‘Incomplete and Insufficient’

Democrats Say Republican DHS Funding Counterproposal Is ‘Incomplete and Insufficient’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) (L) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speak to reporters in the Ohio Clock Corridor of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on July 22, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Top Democratic leaders said Republicans have not provided enough substance in a counterproposal on immigration enforcement as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approaches a Feb. 13 funding deadline.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said late on Feb. 9 that Republicans shared only an outline of a counterproposal and that it “included neither details nor legislative text,” calling the initial response “incomplete and insufficient.” They said Democrats are awaiting additional details and text.

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