Senate weighs pausing DHS funding after Border Patrol shooting of VA nurse
TL;DR
In the wake of a Border Patrol shooting that killed a Minneapolis VA nurse, Senate Democrats are urging the DHS funding portion be pulled from the six-bill package to allow changes to Homeland Security spending as lawmakers haggle the rest before a looming deadline.
- Senators seek pause on DHS spending bill, following fatal shooting of VA nurse by Border Patrol Federal News Network
- Democrats Embrace a Shutdown Fight They Wanted to Avoid The New York Times
- Democrat Suozzi says he ‘failed’ with vote to pass DHS funding bill: ‘I must do a better job’ The Hill
- Most of the government could shut down this weekend. ICE operations would carry on. NBC News
- Funding deal begins to unravel as Senate Democrats vow to oppose DHS bill over Alex Pretti shooting in Minnesota PBS
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