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Senate sends plan to end record-long DHS shutdown back to House
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Key facts
- John Thune speaks alongside other members of GOP leadership at the U.S. Capitol on March 24
- The Senate on Thursday morning sent its plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security, excluding ICE and CBP— back to the House for consideration
- House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is now on board with the proposal, illuminating a path to ending the record-long DHS shutdown
- The contentious DHS shutdown, which has wreaked havoc on air travel over the last few weeks, could now end without either Senate Republicans or Democrats budging substantively in negotiations
Summary
The Senate on Thursday morning sent its plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security, excluding ICE and CBP— back to the House for consideration. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is now on board with the proposal, illuminating a path to ending the record-long DHS shutdown. The Senate took action by voice vote, with most lawmakers out of Washington on a scheduled recess. House Republicans last week quickly rejected the idea of taking up the Senate-passed bill, with members of the House Freedom Caucus railing against it and Johnson calling it a "joke.