The game's afoot! The House of Representatives has responded to the Senate's compromise funding proposal with a "No, thank you." The Republican Speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04), has responded, saying that the House will instead vote on a 60-day clean funding vote that will fund all of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP).
Things just got more complicated.
🚨 BREAKING — HOUSE GOP FIGHTS BACK: Speaker Johnson has reportedly proposed a 60 DAY, CLEAN funding bill that includes ICE and CBP
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 27, 2026
While the Senate GOP's Democrat compromise left out ICE and CBP
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said PRESIDENT TRUMP backs the plan, per NOTUS
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The Speaker said:
We're going to get all our members together and decide next steps this morning, but I'll tell you that it's infuriating that Democrats are willing to inflict pain on the American people, simply so they can defund the agency responsible for removing criminal illegal aliens.
The Speaker, according to Axios, met with House Freedom Caucus members and agreed to put forth a 60-day Continuing Resolution (CR) that fully funds DHS. President Trump has reportedly voiced his support for the CR.
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That means the current shutdown will go on for some time yet.
The Senate plan on the table funded DHS but excluded funding for ICE and CBP. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) indicated that ICE and CBP would be funded later through reconciliation, which can pass by a simple majority vote. (And note, they're presently funded through September 2029, compliments of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" passed last summer.)
The Senate argued this for five weeks, and it looks a lot now like we're back at square one.
The House Freedom Caucus declared Friday morning that they will not support DHS funding unless they attach legislation to implement voter ID, and funding for border patrol and child sex trafficking investigations, a division within ICE.
- "It's not going to affect the airports if we don't do this today," Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-Md.) told reporters.
- Harris argued the Senate could quickly pass a revised House bill when it returns next week for a pro-forma session.
It's unlikely the new measure will be voted on today, and it's anyone's guess what will happen if the measure goes back to the Senate, which, by the way, is now out for two weeks. Senate Democrats are likely to oppose this, even though it just holds the pre-shutdown status quo for 60 days.
Congress, in the latest polls, runs at around 15 to 30 percent approval, somewhere between moldy bread and cockroaches. This latest roadblock won't help that any. As usual, Democrats in Congress are indulging their Trump Derangement Syndrome by throwing every roadblock at the GOP that they can manage, and to give them some grudging credit, they are keeping their caucus together and holding the line. Meanwhile, Americans are inconvenienced and even endangered by the refusal to fund these agencies.
This remains a developing story. Stay tuned, and if you're traveling by air anytime soon, well, good luck.
Editor’s Note: The 2026 Midterms will determine the fate of President Trump’s America First agenda. Republicans must maintain control of both chambers of Congress.
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