""There's no way any Democrat can vote for Homeland Security funding as is," said one Trump adviser. "It's a problem.""
""Ultimately [voting no] will not defund these appalling operations that ICE is conducting around the country," Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) told Axios, "but in my district it would defund the Coast Guard ... it would defund FEMA.""
""When I think about Eastern North Carolina, it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when we're going to experience another natural disaster," Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.) told Axios."
Multiple Democratic senators, including Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Tim Kaine, Mark Warner, Mark Kelly and Brian Schatz, oppose Homeland Security funding that includes ICE. A smaller group led by Chris Murphy and Alex Padilla called colleagues to whip opposition to the DHS funding bill. Concern about a potential government shutdown reached the White House, with at least one adviser describing the package as untenable for Democrats. Some House Democrats voted to approve a standalone DHS funding bill to protect other DHS functions such as the Coast Guard and FEMA. Local disaster preparedness needs informed votes in coastal and rural districts. Senate return is delayed until at least Tuesday due to a snowstorm.
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