White House Urges Emergency Action to Avoid Homeland Security Shutdown

BlockBeats News, February 12th, the White House made a last-minute push to avert a Department of Homeland Security shutdown, submitting legislative text to the Democratic side ahead of the funding deadline. Democrats are expected to reject the proposal, calling the previous offer "neither complete nor adequate." Senate Democrats say negotiations have reached a stalemate and insist they will not support any new stopgap funding measure unless an agreement is reached on a ten-point plan to reform U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Senator Jacky Rosen criticized the White House's response for lacking details and accused Republicans of relying on short-term extensions to avoid broader immigration reform. (Golden Finance)