US EditionRepublicans reject Democrats’ effort to pay TSA by suspending Senate rules
Senate Republicans opposed a motion to fund TSA workers alone amid a DHS shutdown causing airport delays and staff shortages, with the vote failing 41–49 on party lines.
- On Saturday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer attempted a procedural gambit to fund Transportation Security Administration workers, but Senate Republicans blocked the motion by a party-line vote of 41 to 49 during the 36-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
- Senate Democrats continue demanding stringent reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement before funding the broader Department of Homeland Security, while Republicans insist on funding the entire agency without tying it to immigration policy changes.
- Dismissing the maneuver as "convoluted," Senate Majority Leader John Thune criticized the attempt to bypass the Senate Appropriations Committee as thousands of unpaid TSA agents face growing pressure from increasing airport wait times.
- Thune warned that Democrats will be held accountable if Congress adjourns without funding the Department of Homeland Security, stating it would be "very, very hard to explain" leaving town next week.
- Following an administration letter on immigration operations revealed earlier this week, Senate Republicans and the White House presented a new compromise offer to Democrats on Friday night, with negotiations ongoing.
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Senate standoff threatens TSA funding, causing airport chaos
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged Senate Republicans to support a Democratic motion to fund the TSA without conditions, criticizing the GOP for tying TSA pay to unrelated immigration funding for ICE and Border Patrol. Schumer said the ongoing political standoff is causing hardship for TSA workers and chaos for travelers, [...]
Senate Republicans strike down Schumer's effort to fund TSA
Senate Republicans voted against a last-ditch effort from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to fund the Transportation Security Administration, as a shutdown fight over Department of Homeland Security funding barrels on. Schumer introduced a bill to solely fund TSA, suspending Senate rules and advancing it through the Rules Committee, which doesn’t handle appropriations legislation. Needing 60 votes to pass, it failed along party lines…
Washington, 21 Mar (EFE).- A proposal by the Democrats to accelerate a possible rule to separately finance security at airports in the U.S., currently in a precarious situation, failed this Saturday in the Senate. The bill, which aimed to link the funding of the Transportation Safety Authority (TSA) to the Republican bill to demand identification of voters to participate in the federal elections, resulted in 41 votes in favor and 49 against and …
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