Republicans balk at Senate Democrats' DHS shutdown counteroffer
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Congress and the White House are working to reach a funding deal before Congress leaves for a scheduled two-week recess on Friday.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune , R-S.D., told reporters on Wednesday there was "no point" in Republicans issuing another response to Democrats' counter and said the Senate would vote later that day on the GOP proposal unveiled earlier this week. "It's not even close to being real," Thune said of the counteroffer. "They know better. They're asking for things that have already been turned down. So it just seems like they're going in circles, spinning, spinning." Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced the DHS counteroffer on the Senate floor on Wednesday. "Our offer is a reasonable, good faith proposal that contains some of the very same asks Democrats have been talking about now for months," Schumer said. Schumer did not list out the specific points of his proposal, but Democrats have for months sought changes to the immigration enforcement practices of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Those changes include a requirement for judicial warrants for federal agents to enter private property and banning the use of masks. Read more CNBC politics coverage Pakistan offers to facilitate U.S.-Iran war talks as Trump, Tehran give mixed signals DCCC launches geotargeted digital ad campaign hitting GOP for gas prices Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin as next DHS secretary "We have now given Republicans our response, and it's a serious offer. And time is of the essence I'd say to my Republican colleagues," Schumer said. "The Easter holiday is coming, families are going on spring break. TSA lines are literally stretching out the door of airports." The counter comes after Senate Republicans and the White House unveiled a proposal earlier this week to fund much of the agency while withholding money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's enforcement and removal operations. Democrats bristled at the proposal because it did not include any of the ICE changes they have demanded. Republicans, in response, said Democrats have moved the goal posts. Sen. John Hoeven,...
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