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Rep. Patronis (R-FL) on DHS funding, Iran latest
Congressman Jimmy Patronis joins LiveNOW's Ryan Schmelz to talk about DHS funding amid the ongoing partial shutdown.
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced a plan Wednesday to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security.
This comes following a split between the two Republican leaders that resulted in Congress leaving Washington last week without a fix to a record-setting partial government shutdown.
Republican leaders announce plan to end Homeland Security shutdown
What they're saying:
They said in a joint statement that "in the coming days" Republicans in Congress will pursue a two-track approach.
The first track returns to the Senate plan to fund most of the department, with the exception of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol. On the second track, Republicans would try later to fund those agencies through party-line spending legislation.
The U.S. Capitol Dome (Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Neither outcome is guaranteed, and the strategy could potentially still face opposition from the GOP’s own ranks even though President Donald Trump has given his support.
"We appreciate and share the President’s determination to once and for all bring an end to the Democrat DHS shutdown," said Johnson, R-La., and Thune, R-S.D.
This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.
The Source: This story was reported from Los Angeles. The Associated Press contributed.