"But many Democrats are wary of letting DHS funding lapse, citing their districts' need for disaster relief funding and the fact that the DHS stopgap is meant to facilitate negotiations on compromise ICE reforms. "Yeah, it's a leverage tool that people are giving up," House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), who has argued forcefully for voting to keep the government funded, told Axios."
"The package would only fund DHS for another two weeks, however, in order to give the White House and Senate Democrats more time to negotiate ICE and CBP reforms in response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents in Minnesota. Democrats closed ranks against a GOP procedural motion, known as a "rule," to advance the funding bill to the floor - but many are expected to vote for the bill if Republicans can advance it to a final passage vote."
MoveOn members are calling offices and sending letters urging use of DHS funding as leverage. Many Democrats are wary of letting DHS funding lapse because their districts need disaster relief and the DHS stopgap is intended to enable negotiations over compromise ICE reforms. Rosa DeLauro called the stopgap a leverage tool being surrendered. The House will vote on a funding package that extends most agencies until September while funding DHS for only two weeks to allow additional negotiations after the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents. Democrats opposed a GOP procedural rule but many may support final passage if Republicans advance the bill; several dozen Republicans are likely to defect.
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