"House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed plan to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, dimming hopes for a quick resolution and extending a funding standoff that began in mid-February."
"Speaker Mike Johnson said the House would not take up the Senate bill, calling it inadequate because it omitted funding for immigration-enforcement agencies."
"With the Senate already out for a two-week recess and Democrats declaring the House proposal 'dead on arrival,' the dispute is likely to continue without any prospects of a quick resolution."
"President Trump has ordered federal officials to pay Transportation Security Administration workers, directing DHS and the White House budget office to use funds that have a 'reasonable and logical nexus to TSA operations.'"
House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which had excluded Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol. Speaker Mike Johnson deemed the Senate bill inadequate and proposed a short-term funding measure for eight weeks. With the Senate on recess and Democrats opposing the House proposal, the funding dispute is expected to persist. In the interim, President Trump has instructed federal officials to ensure TSA workers are paid using available funds related to TSA operations.
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