Republicans in Congress moved to strike funding for the Department of Homeland Security from this week’s budget debates after an immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old mother in Minneapolis, according to a new report.
CNN’s Sarah Harris reported the move on Sunday, saying it happened after “dozens” of Democrats “balked” at supporting an omnibus funding package for the agency. CNN previously reported that the progressive wing of the Democratic Party was leading the charge to rein in President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement arm.
The move sets up another potential showdown ahead of the government’s January 30 funding deadline.
Last year, Republicans engineered the longest government shutdown in American history by refusing to negotiate with Democrats over expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. The House of Representatives recently passed a bill to extend those subsidies for three years, according to reports.
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