Senate Democrats Threaten to Block DHS Funding Bill After Border Patrol Shooting

Senate Democrats Threaten to Block DHS Funding Bill After Border Patrol Shooting


Senate Democrats have threatened to oppose funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after a recent Border Patrol agent-involved shooting occurred on Saturday.

Democrats such as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), among others, came out against voting in favor of a bill that would fund DHS. Democrats called for “MAJOR reforms” to be made to DHS.

The opposition from the Democrats came after a recent shooting, which left a 37-year-old man dead.

The Hill reported that the Democrats coming out against funding the DHS comes after “House Democrats joined with nearly all Republicans to pass a sweeping $64.4 billion funding bill, which includes roughly $10 billion for ICE.”:

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