Bill to fund Homeland Security fails again as concern grows about airport lines

[Dulcinea]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security failed to advance Friday in the Senate amid growing concerns about long lines to get through screening at some of the country’s biggest airports.

Democrats declined to provide the support needed to move the funding measure toward final passage. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he would offer an alternative measure Saturday to fund just the Transportation Security Administration, which screens passengers and luggage for hazardous items. That too is likely to fail as lawmakers hold a rare weekend session.

Behind the scenes, work toward resolving the standoff intensified Friday as White House border czar Tom Homan met for the second consecutive day with a bipartisan group of senators. Democrats are demanding changes to immigration enforcement practices by federal agents following the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis.

https://apnews.com/article/tsa-airports-immigration-homeland-security-570088e5f8cb5f53233d5fea3322e86c

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1. "Democrats are demanding changes to immigration enforcement practices. . ."

I wouldn't trust DHS to honor any agreement to change those practices. My expectation would be that they'll agree to anything to get the funding, then immediately return to the way things were.

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2. But then why are they resisting so much? Anyway, Dems can only do so much right now. I'm just glad they are holding

the line as much as they are. Though I suspect fucking Republicans are happy with this because they can blame Dems for not supporting "homeland security" as they try to campaign.