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WASHINGTON \u2014 Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced Friday he will hold a House vote on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security on a short-term basis for 60 days.
Johnson blasted the Senate-passed bill, which would fund all of DHS except<\/a> Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, calling it \u201ca joke.\u201d He placed full blame for it on Democrats, even though Republicans control the Senate and the bill passed by unanimous consent.
\u201cThey have taken hostage the funding processes of government so that they can impose their radical agenda on the American people,\u201d Johnson told reporters.
His remarks came around the same time President Donald Trump signed an order<\/a> directing the Department of Homeland Security to pay Transportation Security Administration employees who have not been paid for working during the DHS shutdown, leading to high TSA callout rates that have created long lines for passengers at U.S. airports. But Trump might not have the legal authority to pay TSA without approval from Congress.
Johnson\u2019s legislative proposal jeopardizes the Senate\u2019s effort to fund the TSA and end extreme delays at airports. He said a House vote would take place \u201cas soon as possible\u201d after it gets through the Rules Committee.
But even if the bill passes the House, it\u2019s highly unlikely to become law. The Senate left town for a two-week recess, and Democratic senators have vowed to block funding for ICE and CBP without restraints on immigration enforcement operations.
We\u2019d like to hear from you about how you\u2019re experiencing the partial government shutdown, whether you\u2019re a TSA agent who can\u2019t work right now or a federal employee who is feeling the effects at your agency. Please contact us at<\/strong><\/em> <\/strong><\/em>tips@nbcuni.com<\/strong><\/em><\/a> <\/strong><\/em>or<\/strong><\/em> <\/strong><\/em>reach out to us here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>
Asked if Trump has endorsed his plan, Johnson told reporters: \u201cI spoke to the president a few moments ago; he understands exactly what we\u2019re doing and why, and he supports it.\u201d
But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., warned that a House bill that funds ICE and CBP without guardrails would go nowhere in the Senate, where it would require 60 votes.
\u201cWe\u2019ve been clear from day one: Democrats will fund critical homeland security functions \u2014 but we will not give a blank check to Trump\u2019s lawless and deadly immigration militia without reforms,\u201d Schumer said. \u201cA 60-day CR that locks in the status quo is dead on arrival in the Senate, and Republicans know it.\u201d
Trump has not publicly weighed in on the Senate bill or the proposed 60-day House measure.
Johnson\u2019s plan comes after a bloc of House conservatives expressed outrage over the Senate bill and vowed to vote against it, complicating any move toward swift passage in the House.
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., said senators caved by agreeing to leave out money for ICE and CPB.
\u201cI mean, they got a vacation coming, they\u2019re ready to get the heck out of town. They\u2019re not handling any legislation,\u201d he said of the Senate. \u201cIf this is just some trickery to get them home for a dadgum vacation, then, no, I\u2019d say let\u2019s stay here and work.\u201d
Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, joined several other right-wing hard-liners in demanding that the Senate-passed DHS bill be amended to add funding for ICE and voter ID provisions.
\u201cThe Senate acted cowardly last night,\u201d Self said. \u201cThey passed this bill with five members on the floor through UC and then they scurried like rats off.\u201d
Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said the Senate-passed bill is \u201cirresponsible\u201d and added that voter identification provisions and parts of ICE funding must be included.
\u201cThose two things will have to be in,\u201d Norman said.
Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., said Democrats won\u2019t support a bill to fund ICE without constraints on ICE after immigration enforcement agents killed two Americans in Minneapolis.
\u201cI think we made it very clear, and the American public is demanding some sort of guardrails on an agency that has basically terrorized communities across this country, resulted in the death of two American citizens,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have shone a light on just how rogue ICE was acting.\u201d
Rep. Tom Suozzi, a moderate Democrat from New York, said Americans are \u201csick\u201d of the back-and-forth over funding the government.
\u201cThey\u2019re sick of politics. They don\u2019t want this, this finger pointing. They don\u2019t want this game-playing, this blame game,\u201d he said. \u201cThey want us to do the job, to find agreement and get the job done.\u201d
Melanie Zanona is a Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC News.
Ryan Nobles is chief Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC News.
Kyle Stewart is a producer and off-air reporter covering Congress for NBC News, managing coverage of the House.
Sahil Kapur is a senior national political reporter for NBC News.
Brennan Leach is an associate producer for NBC News covering the Senate.
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