Senators block funding package amid DHS standoff

[lostincalifornia]

Eight Republicans joined every Senate Democrat to block sweeping government funding legislation from advancing Thursday amid ongoing negotiations around a potential offramp to avert a lengthy shutdown of several agencies.

The Senate voted 55-45 against moving forward with a six-bill package that would fund, among other things, the departments of Homeland Security, State and Health and Human Services, as well as the Pentagon.

The measure accounts for more than 75 percent of discretionary spending across the federal government, and programs relying on this money will shutter if Congress cannot reach a deal by 12:01 a.m. Saturday.

The House already passed these bills, then left town for recess. The Senate was on track to clear them without much drama. But then came last weekend’s killing in Minneapolis of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, at the hands of Border Patrol agents.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/29/senators-block-funding-package-amid-dhs-standoff-00754927

[choie]

1. As an aside

why is Congress om recess again. They just came back from the holiday break! Lazy bastards.

[Deuxcents]

3. They are always on recess..show up a couple of days and off again. As their employer, we should fire them

[lostincalifornia]

4. It isn't an aside. Johnson is probably one of the worst Speaker's of the House for being a "puppet" of Donald Trump.

In fact trump is the DeFacto speaker of the house.

[durablend]

2. Fetterman voted no?

If so, I'm shocked.

[lostincalifornia]

5. That is actually interesting since he has voiced support for ICE. However, if you read the resoning by one of his

spokes people, they said he voted no because he only viewed it as procedural, not actually a vote for a shut down.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fetterman-votes-against-advancing-funding-211232646.html

I sure as heck wouldn't count on a no vote from him on actually funding. This was a vote on cloture.