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(43,134 posts) Sat Jan 24, 2026, 07:40 PM Yesterday

Democratic senators come out in opposition to funding DHS, raising the risk of another government shutdown next week [View all]

Source: AP

BY MICHELLE L. PRICE

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said Saturday that she too would not vote for legislation in the Senate that would fund the Department of Homeland Security.

In doing so, Cortez Masto joined fellow Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen. The two moderates broke with their party last year on a vote over the last government shutdown.

Others like Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii have said in the wake of the shooting that they would oppose a DHS funding bill that is part of a spending package in the Senate that aims to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month.

Read more: https://apnews.com/live/minneapolis-ice-shooting-updates-1-24-2026#0000019b-f176-d06e-affb-f3fed5f90000

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Democratic senators come out in opposition to funding DHS, raising the risk of another government shutdown next week [View all] ancianita Yesterday OP

Good! SheltieLover Yesterday #1

Just do it, Dems. No funding for the Ice-stapo. ananda Yesterday #2

Oh, I love that description of ICE, MarineCombatEngineer 10 hrs ago #22

I stole it too. ananda 7 hrs ago #23

Excellent Iris Yesterday #3

Thune won't bring it to the floor bluestarone Yesterday #4

All the better. The budget won't pass, and the American people will know it's about Noem and ICE. ancianita Yesterday #5

True. guess i'm not thinking again. bluestarone Yesterday #6

The threat of a govt shutdown is mute. We don't have a government any longer so the talk of shutting the in2herbs Yesterday #7

No, it's not moot. IF he sticks to this position, and I dearly hope he does, Scrivener7 23 hrs ago #13

Unfortunately, the repugs don't want the government open... Chemical Bill 14 hrs ago #20

With all due respect I wrote "mute" not "moot" because no one appeared to be talking about the forthcoming in2herbs 7 hrs ago #24

LOL. "Now, pull my other finger." PSPS Yesterday #8

I gotta tell ya, MarineCombatEngineer 23 hrs ago #9

We've been here twice before. Each time the ramifications ratcheted up. Now the Scrivener7 23 hrs ago #11

Oh, but I can blame people for their negative attitude, MarineCombatEngineer 23 hrs ago #14

Actions - and inactions - have consequences and people have memories. I dearly hope Scrivener7 13 hrs ago #21

Then why not spend your posting time telling the eight senators not to cave this time? Here are their numbers. ancianita 23 hrs ago #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Scrivener7 23 hrs ago #17

I hear ya. ancianita 22 hrs ago #18

That's not a risk. That's a mandate from their constituents. Scrivener7 23 hrs ago #10

F it. Shut it down for a year. CanonRay 23 hrs ago #12

Who were the 8 cavers, again? Call them and tell them that. ancianita 23 hrs ago #15

There were 7, and I wrote every one. CanonRay 22 hrs ago #19