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House Funding Shift Sparks New Border Security Clash
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- House Republicans passed a 60-day Department of Homeland Security funding bill on Friday.
- The measure aims to restore pay for federal employees and bolster border security enforcement.
- House lawmakers approved the extension 213-203 along party lines.
- President Trump signed a memorandum to restore pay for TSA officers who have worked without compensation since February 14.
- Speaker Mike Johnson rejected the Senate’s “No-ICE” bill and criticized efforts to exclude border enforcement agencies.
The Department of Homeland Security has been without funding for 42 days, leaving thousands of federal employees without paychecks because of the ongoing stalemate.
Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the Senate’s attempt to reopen air travel while neglecting the agencies responsible for national sovereignty and immigration enforcement.
“This gambit that was done last night is a joke,” Johnson told reporters at the Capitol.
“Republicans are going to continue to govern and do the right thing morally, lyrically, legally and politically. We’re going to take care of those who take care of us.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has already signaled opposition to the House plan, labeling the inclusion of immigration enforcement funds as dead on arrival in the upper chamber.
While Democrats push for limits on federal immigration officers, Republicans maintain that any funding must support the law enforcement heroes who keep Americans safe.
“We’ve been trying for weeks to fund the whole thing,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.
“And, I mean, in the end, this is what they were willing to agree to.”
Thune noted that the current disruption was anticipated a year ago, leading to the pre-loading of advanced funding in previous legislation to ensure enforcement capacity remains active.
“If Democrats in the Congress will not act to honor the service of our TSA officers… then my Administration will take action,” President Trump stated in his directive.
The President determined that the current situation constitutes an emergency that compromises the security of the nation due to the inaction of congressional Democrats.
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Kim D M Simmons
April 1, 2026 at 9:30 pm
Let’s be honest here, the democrats have demonstrated they don’t care about America! They allowed upward of 12 to 15 million possibly more illegals into America! They’ve bent every rule and law to suit their anti America agenda in pursuit of power to dictate to Americans, mandate whatever they want!
Notice how these democrats have accepted the Iranian war against America the last 47 years and refuse to get behind thr President who finally took the war to Iran and put that country in ruins.
While I agree we should not put troops on the ground in Iran, we should demand the processed uranium be turned over to a select group of our military, the strait opened free of charge, total disarmament and inspections across their country!
We should not stop until those demands are met!
Karmaletha Brown
April 2, 2026 at 10:57 am
The Republicans are not willing to compromise either. They are showing that they don’t care about the American people and their safety. Both parties can compromise.