Schumer: Democrats will block funding package if it includes homeland security money

[mysteryowl]

In the wake of another fatal shooting of a US citizen in Minnesota by a federal officer, the Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, said his party would block a funding package next week if it includes money for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/schumer-democrats-dhs-funding-package


I am so glad to hear this Schumer.

[SocialDemocrat61]

1. I assume Fetterman will defect

[Celerity]

2. They will need 7 Dem caucus members to defect in order to get it passed (IF all Rethugs vote Yea)

Last edited Sun Jan 25, 2026, 09:52 AM - Edit history (1)

This is a list of the 19 most centrist Dem caucus Senators (plus Schumer, for a total of 20), many of whom have cast bad votes in the past. Many of those (and it is a BFD) have already said they will not defect and instead vote No (they are strike-throughed). My strikethroughs may be missing some, btw.

I simply do not see 7 Yea votes, and there are only 8 who have not said they are No.

If Bennet and Schiff vote No, getting to 7 is then impossible, even if Fetterman, Shaheen, Hassan, Peters, Gillibrand, and Coons (the other 6 of the 8 unkowns) cave-in and vote Yea.

John Fetterman The likely defection IMHO atm.

Jeanne Shaheen (key, if she says No, along with Hassan, it's very, VERY unlikey they get to 7)

Maggie Hassan (key, see Shaheen)

Jacky Rosen (a big No)

Catherine Cortez Masto (a big No)

Gary Peters (key, see above)

Angus King (a big No)

Elissa Slotkin (a big No)

Ruben Gallego (a big No)

Kirsten Gillibrand

Tim Kaine (he was one of the 8 cave-ins last shutdown)

Chuck Schumer (Durbin, who is not a centrist normally, fell on his sword for Schumer and was one of the 8 Dem cave-ins during the last shutdown)

John Hickenlooper (a big No)

Chris Coons (possible defection, he said he is 'conflicted')

Brian Schatz (he was one of the 8 cave-ins last shutdown)

Mark Kelly (a big No)

Adam Schiff

Michael Bennet

Peter Welch

Mark Warner (a big No)

[SocialDemocrat61]

3. Thanks

Great research as always 👌

[Celerity]

4. yw

[Quiet Em]

6. That's a good list. Thank you.

I know Gillibrand has called for ICE to be abolished in the past (2018) so I'm hoping she will be a no.

[mysteryowl]

9. Thanks for all this work!

This is what makes DU great. People try hard to inform.

[Sympthsical]

15. Schiff is a no

WASHINGTON — Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said in interviews on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that they will not vote for Department of Homeland Security funding after the latest fatal shooting of an American by a federal agent in Minneapolis.

“When they’re killing two constituents in my state, and they’re taking 2-year-olds out of the arms of their mom, and they are taking an elder Hmong man out of his house and putting him out there in his underwear, and then figuring out they have the wrong man,” Klobuchar told moderator Kristen Welker, “no, I am not voting for this funding.”

Schiff said he was "not giving ICE or border patrol another dime, given how this agency, these agencies are operating."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/amy-klobuchar-dhs-funding-minneapolis-shooting-ice-rcna255804

Thanks for laying out the votes for us, C.

[Celerity]

18. thanks for the update, so it is down to any one of the 7 possibles who are unkown (Fetty is very like a Yea)

Fetterman (very likely yes)

then the 5 of the remaining 6 unkowns (assuming Fetty is a Yea) I trust the least:

Shaheen (she has been simply terrible lately with so many bad votes)

Hassan (she has been so poor as well lately, along with the 2 Dems from NV, Cotez Masto and the ex House Problem Solver, Rosen, BUT both NVers said No, so there is hope for the 2 NHers)

Peters (his true colours came out for the worse once he announced he was retiring)

Coons (he has become less centrist lately, thank fuck)

Gillibrand (she is all over the map at times over the years)


and the most likely No.........

Bennet

Bennet can put it to bed by saying for sure he is a No

[mysteryowl]

7. Fetterman needs a talking to.

He was voted in as a solid democrat and since his stroke, he has forgotten that.

[Rebl2]

10. Maybe

a stern letter of warning will do the trick

[mysteryowl]

12. Well, I think something stronger such as removal from any committees he might be on.

[Rebl2]

14. Oh I

agree! I was just thinking of the useless stern letters sent by higher up democrats (won’t name names) to republicans. Stern letters of warning do nothing to discourage republicans. Fetterman needs to be removed the next time he is up for reelection.

[mysteryowl]

17. Yes, he failed his constituents.

If they wanted a senator that voted with the repukes, they would have voted for a repuke.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

8. He already has:

https://www.aol.com/news/fetterman-says-ice-continue-arrests-052425896.html

He really is a worthless waste of O2.

[bigtree]

5. thanks for posting

...

[mysteryowl]

11. YW

I was so angry with the 7 democrats in the house that voted to fund the DHS with the thugs being heavily funded.
When I saw Schumer woke up - post 2nd murder in Mpls, mind you - I thought others would like to know that too.

[Jbraybarten]

13. Unfortunately, I don't think that this really stops any funding to them. I hope action can happen, but can it?

[bigtree]

16. that's correct

...unfortunately, DHS announced they were drawing money from the BBB funding bill a week or so ago.

[indusurb]

19. I'll believe it when I see it. n/t

[Greg_In_SF]

20. That would also mean

no funding for anti-terrorism, civil defense, cybersecurity, transportation security, maritime security, sea rescue, etc.

[Quiet Em]

21. Republicans need to get serious and fix this legislation and put a stop to this deadly crisis of their party's own doing

[bigtree]

22. they are already accessing funding for DHS through the money in P.L. 119-21

...the simpleton-named BBB funding bill.

In FY 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had $332.72 Billion distributed among its 16 sub-components.



https://www.usaspending.gov/agency/department-of-homeland-security?fy=2026

[EnergizedLib]

23. I'll believe it when I see it

They held firm on healthcare and SNAP until they folded. Hakeem folded.

Republicans have in Congress and legislatures are utter scum. Our part, sadly, often lacks the courage to take a stand against this cretins destroying our country. Some of them act like they can bring a handshake to a gun fight.