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Catch up quick: House Republicans five days ago rejected the two-track funding approach
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Waiting on Senate reconciliation action could make Johnson's path to passage easier.
Key facts
- Frustration boiled over during a two-and-a-half-hour House GOP conference call Thursday, where House Republicans vented about Johnson's and Senate Majority Leader John Thune's (R-S.D.) two-track
- House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Republicans on a call Thursday he won't hold a vote on a DHS funding bill until the Senate makes significant progress on funding for ICE and CBP
- House Republicans five days ago rejected the two-track funding approach, with some vowing to never support a DHS funding package without money for ICE and CBP
- Johnson's members are deeply frustrated with leadership's plan to fund the agency, and he doesn't have the support to pass a DHS funding bill without ICE and CBP right now
Summary
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Republicans on a call Thursday he won't hold a vote on a DHS funding bill until the Senate makes significant progress on funding for ICE and CBP, . Johnson's members are deeply frustrated with leadership's plan to fund the agency, and he doesn't have the support to pass a DHS funding bill without ICE and CBP right now. Johnson told his conference he thinks the Senate could pass a narrow reconciliation package funding ICE and CBP within two weeks, one source on the call said. Progress, or near-completion of the reconciliation funding for immigration enforcement in the Senate would unlock needed GOP support in the House. President Trump also further eased urgency Thursday when he announced he'll pay DHS workers via executive action.