Saturday, March 14, 2026

One month later, White House and Democrats no closer to ending the DHS shutdown - POLITICO

"I'm hopeful that as you see these problems at the airports, that the public will start talking to Democrats," said Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.).  

But Democrats have a legislative rebuttal: Bills that would fully fund TSA and other parts of DHS that are casualties of the larger immigration standoff. Republicans have repeatedly objected over the last two weeks when Democrats asked for votes on those bills on the Senate floor. "

Who's standing in the way? America, look at it," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech Thursday. "We're not putting any preconditions on funding TSA; the Republicans are."…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/13/democrats-republicans-dhs-shutdown-00827135 


 

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