Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats have submitted their latest proposal for pairing Department of Homeland Security funding with immigration enforcement policy changes. “Democrats sent Republicans our counteroffer on legislation to reopen DHS, pay TSA workers, while at the same time rein in ICE with commonsense guardrails,” Schumer said, adding that the offer “contains
The president voiced public support as GOP hard-liners steel for a fight over the Section 702 surveillance program.
Senate Democrats could leverage these findings in an upcoming hearing with former special counsel Jack Smith.
The majority leader said it was an “open question” whether the Senate would leave for a two-week recess.
There are early GOP doubts about passing another party-line bill.
House GOP leaders announced in a closed-door meeting Wednesday that the election to fill the vacant leadership role of policy chair will be the morning of April 16. Republicans will hold a candidate forum the afternoon of April 15, according to four people granted anonymity to discuss the plan. Original News Source Link – Politico
The president will address House Republicans on Wednesday evening as lawmakers wrestle over a DHS deal and an affordable housing stalemate.