Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Saturday that Democrats will not put up the necessary votes to advance a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security in the wake of immigration agents shooting and killing a man in Minneapolis on Saturday. "What's happening in Minnesota is appalling —and unacceptable in any American city.
Main Idea: Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, said they will not supply the votes needed to move a Homeland Security funding bill forward unless it is changed.
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Senate Democrats’ refusal to advance the DHS bill could delay government funding and raise the risk of a shutdown, which can disrupt services for workers, travelers, and taxpayers.
Breaking up the funding package could let Congress pass most spending bills sooner while it rewrites the DHS measure, limiting wider shutdown damage.
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