House Democrats file discharge petition to fund DHS agencies while excluding ICE and Border Patrol funding
House Democrats led by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries filed a discharge petition Wednesday to force a vote on funding most Department of Homeland Security agencies including TSA, FEMA, and Coast Guard while withholding funding from ICE and Customs and Border Protection. The petition requires 218 signatures to bypass GOP leadership and bring the measure to the House floor, meaning Democrats would need at least four Republican supporters given the chamber's narrow majority. Republicans rejected the approach, with Speaker Mike Johnson warning it would weaken border defenses.
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“Jeffries, Democrats push to fund TSA, FEMA amid fight with GOP, Trump over ICE, CBP”
“Democrats move to force DHS funding vote without ICE and Border Patrol”