House Republicans advanced a $65 billion package Thursday for the Department of Homeland Security as Democrats keep rejecting spending money on immigration enforcement without overhauling those agencies.
The House Appropriations Committee voted 34-27 to advance legislation that would fund DHS agencies past Sept. 30 that endured a historically long shutdown earlier this year. The measure covers the Transportation Security Administration, the Coast Guard, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Secret Service, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
“The men and women of the DHS frontline deserve certainty, and the American people deserve a government capable of carrying out ...