Senate Passes Clean DHS Funding Bill; All Eyes on House
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iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Senate passed a clean bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security through Sept. 30 with a vote of 68 to 31.
But over in the House of Representatives, lawmakers are preparing to vote on an entirely different plan — one that would keep DHS funded for three weeks. There are currently no plans for them to even take up the clean DHS bill the Senate just passed.
House Democrats are actively whipping against the short term bill, and Senate Democrats have not revealed whether they will agree to it. Less than 13 hours remain until the Department of Homeland Security shuts down.
Senate Chaplain Barry Black had a particularly fitting prayer for lawmakers Friday morning.
“Remind them that lawmakers can work miracles with cooperation, but accomplish little with legislative brinksmanship,” Black said.
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