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Mike Johnson caves on Senates DHS deal, paving way to end the shutdown
In a sudden reversal, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., announced the House would accept the Senate deal on funding DHS.
https://www.ms.now/news/mike-johnson-caves-senate-dhs-shutdown
Apr. 1, 2026, 3:25 PM EDT
By Kevin Frey and Mychael Schnell
Just days after labeling the Senate deal to end the record-breaking shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security a crap sandwich, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., now appears ready to swallow it whole.
Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., announced Wednesday they will move forward with the two-track approach senators unanimously backed last Friday. They will pass a bill to fund most of DHS with the exception of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and parts of Customs and Border Patrol and then look to approve money for ICE and CBP in a separate reconciliation package.
In following this two-track approach, the Republican Congress will fully reopen the Department, make sure all federal workers are paid, and specifically fund immigration enforcement and border security for the next three years so that those law-enforcement activities can continue uninhibited, Johnson and Thune said in a joint statement.
lindysalsagal
(22,915 posts)DUH! Mikey
Lovie777
(22,983 posts)is shithole aware that..............
majority in the country and the world don't like him, his administration and his effed up party.
BlueTsunami2018
(4,990 posts)Sounds like all of this could have been avoided with separate funding bills.
Lovie777
(22,983 posts)ICE funds will be on hold, but other agencies will resume payments.
Reforms will be discussed for ICE.
BlueTsunami2018
(4,990 posts)Which Im pretty sure is a legit move under the rules.