"Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson called the Senate bill, which passed unanimously early Friday morning, a 'joke.' Johnson said Republicans would introduce their own legislation to fully fund the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP)."
"Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that such a bill would be 'dead on arrival.' The Senate's bill, which passed in a rare overnight vote, would have funded most of the Department of Homeland Security, including TSA and the US Coast Guard, but would exclude ICE as well as parts of CBP."
"President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive action to pay TSA staff who have been working without pay since mid-February. 'America's air travel system has reached its breaking point,' Trump said in the memo authorizing the payments."
"Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Friday that TSA workers 'should begin seeing paychecks as early as Monday.' Political infighting led to massive airport waits and unpaid TSA workers."
Republicans in the House rejected a bipartisan Senate bill aimed at ending a partial government shutdown affecting TSA workers. Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed the Senate's proposal as a 'joke' and announced plans for alternative legislation. The Senate bill would have funded most of the Department of Homeland Security but excluded ICE and parts of CBP, which Democrats oppose without changes to immigration enforcement. President Trump signed an executive action to pay TSA staff, citing an emergency situation affecting national security.
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