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House GOP Rejects Senate Funding Deal, Standoff Emerges

3/31/2026

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Republicans Reject Funding

In May 2025, House Republicans rejected a Senate funding deal for Homeland Security, triggering a standoff.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Senate bill lacked funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol.
The House passed its own funding bill through May 22, 2025, which U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly supports.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer declared Johnson's plan dead on arrival.

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Trump Signs TSA Order

Emergency security lanes at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport were cleared after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pay TSA officers during a partial shutdown.
TSA agents faced long wait times, with some reporting over four hours.
DHS officials criticized the funding lapse.
They urged Congress to reopen the department.
Houston's TSA call-out rate was 36.4 percent, among the highest in the nation.

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Republicans Reject Funding

In May 2025, House Republicans rejected a Senate funding deal for Homeland Security, triggering a standoff.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Senate bill lacked funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol.
The House passed its own funding bill through May 22, 2025, which U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly supports.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer declared Johnson's plan dead on arrival.

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