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Secret Service Agents Miss Paychecks as DHS Funding Stalls

4/30/2026

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Secret Service Paydelay

Secret Service agents face missed paychecks after 72 days without mission funding amid the DHS shutdown.
The Senate unanimously approved a DHS funding package on March 27, but the House has not voted.
White House officials sent a memo urging House passage and criticized Speaker Mike Johnson’s delay.
Senate Leader John Thune warned DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin exhaust emergency authority before reconciliation ends.

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House Funds ICE

The House passed a budget resolution allocating $70 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol through January 20 2029.
The Senate unanimously approved a Homeland Security funding package, but the House has not taken it up for a vote.
The House extended Section 702 with a 235–191 vote, sending it to the Senate before April 30.
President Donald Trump urged a clean Section 702 extension, saying leaders deem it vital amid Iran.

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Historical Context

During the 1995-96 budget clash, President Bill Clinton and House Speaker Newt Gingrich let a 21-day shutdown furlough about 800,000 workers, the longest until the 35-day 2018-19 impasse. Today, Senate leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson stall a $70 billion DHS funding bill, echoing the same partisan deadlock that repeatedly halts federal operations.

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Secret Service Paydelay

Secret Service agents face missed paychecks after 72 days without mission funding amid the DHS shutdown.
The Senate unanimously approved a DHS funding package on March 27, but the House has not voted.
White House officials sent a memo urging House passage and criticized Speaker Mike Johnson’s delay.
Senate Leader John Thune warned DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin exhaust emergency authority before reconciliation ends.

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