Texas Democrat admits shutdown over DHS will still allow funding ‘for years’

Escobar appeared on CNN’s the Situation Room as the deadline to fund the government, Jan. 30, is fast approaching. If the Senate does not reach a consensus on the appropriations bill to fund DHS, it will result in at least a partial government shutdown.

“This is a pivotal moment in America, and Americans are witnessing the attacks on American communities by the Department of Homeland Security,” Escobar said. “I think it‘s very important for Senate Democrats to do everything possible to ensure that we protect the American people and that we hold DHS accountable. And if that means withholding votes for funding bills, that‘s what that means.”

This comment referred to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) proposal to scrap the DHS appropriations bill and