Republican leaders announce two-track plan to end the DHS shutdown
NBC News • • general
Key Points:
- House and Senate Republican leaders announced a plan to end the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown by fully funding the department through two parallel tracks: the appropriations process and budget reconciliation.
- The plan involves passing a Senate-approved bill to fund all of DHS except ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which would be funded later through a separate reconciliation bill that can bypass a filibuster.
- The Senate bill excludes ICE and CBP due to Democratic demands for immigration enforcement reforms; Republicans plan to fund these agencies separately along party lines.
- The White House supports the Republican leaders' two-track plan, which aims to reopen DHS, pay federal workers, and secure immigration enforcement funding for three years.
- Democrats criticized Republicans for causing the shutdown and expressed willingness to support a bill to end the shutdown if it protects critical security agencies without providing unchecked funding for ICE and Border Patrol.
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