DHS funding bill passes the House, with eroding Democratic support [View all]
(The Hill) The House passed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill Thursday, even as most Democrats defied Republican pressure to end the agency shutdown in light of the Iran conflict.
The lower chamber voted 221-209 to pass the bill. Four Democrats joined Republicans in favor of the measure — fewer than those who voted for an almost identical bill in January. Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Don Davis (N.C.), Jared Golden (Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.) voted with Republicans in favor of funding.
The bill now heads to the Senate, where it will likely be dead on arrival as it will need some Democratic support to overcome a filibuster. Senate Democrats earlier Thursday blocked a DHS funding measure, with only one Democrat, Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.), voting in favor.
The bill is largely identical to the one that passed the lower chamber in January, before the death of 37-year-old Minneapolis nurse and U.S. citizen Alex Pretti at the hands of immigration agents sparked outrage among Democrats.
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