Senators Show They Won’t Budge on DHS With Another Failed Vote

Congress is going on the record today on the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with Senate Democrats showing they’re not ready to fund the agency yet.

A Senate procedural vote on a full-year DHS funding bill (H.R. 7147; BGOV Bill Analysis) failed 51-45 as negotiators make little to no progress on a deal with immigration enforcement policy changes. The House will vote on a DHS spending bill (H.R. 7744; BGOV Bill Analysis) later today, letting lawmakers there go on the record on the shutdown too before they leave Washington for a recess week.

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