Senate Democrats are cautiously optimistic about a potential agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security. But it’s far from a done deal.
As negotiations ramp up on Capitol Hill to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, Senate Democrats seem to be clinging to a particular word: reforms.
It was a term party leaders used in the context of Immigration and Customs Enforcement nearly two dozen times during a March 24 news conference.
The refrain threw cold water on a new GOP compromise to fund the critical agency — minus ICE’s enforcement and removal operations — and end a crisis that has upended air travel across the country.
“Democrats are continuing to push for modest reforms,” Washington Sen. Patty Murray, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, told reporters. “The current Republican offer in front of us does not do that.”
“Push for moderate reforms” where the complete removal of the ICE agency and build-up of a new replacement is needed.
And they think this will go well with voters?
If shmucker lets the save act pass. I swear to God…
Well, I’m sure the SAVE act would really make the Baileys feel more safe.
Preemptive “fuck you, Chuck” for when he caves in.
“Democrats are continuing to push for modest reforms” is the most 2026 quote I’ve ever read.
“Will they capitulate at the smallest change and a promise of republicans maybe, possibly, potentially sneezing at the thought of doing anything different? Stay tuned…”
“Look at those stupid idiots, trying”
Are they, though?
Shut down airports … what are we even talking about…shut it all down for the next 3 years…there is 0 room for negotiations until this administration is held to account and trials begin.
Seriously. As much as the shit stains in charge are fucking everything up, I’d gladly endure a total shutdown of society as a whole if that’s what it takes to cut this cancerous corruption out.
I can’t wait for them to end the shutdown with absolutely nothing to show for it again. Useless twats.
Don’t worry guys, Schumer has a proven ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, no chance this doesn’t end in some kind of capitulation that fails to get any concessions.
Democrats are fighting for no masks and that ICE actually has to have real warrants.
In meetings with lawmakers, White House officials have demonstrated an openness to at least some of the concessions Democrats want. They’ve committed to expanding the use of body-worn cameras, reforming agent trainings and bolstering requirements for officers to identify themselves when conducting immigration enforcement. Pain points have remained, however, over masking and warrants.
Which is fine and dandy but ignores the fact that ICE is a literal gestapo that needs to be wholesale dismantled not made marginally less bad.
You’re not wrong, they should be doing way more. Trump and fellow republicans won’t even agree to that when their own base isn’t betting paid.
Waiting on Fettermann to fuck this up and Schumer to cave.
We’re at the point that I’m not just certain they are controlled opposition, but I hope they are corrupt and complicit because if they were in fact just this incompetent I think it would cause me to lose somehow more hope in humanity
Meanwhile, bOtH pArTiEs will continue to pretend that they need a “super majority” to pass legislation, even though they could change this parliamentary rule with a simple majority vote at any time.
Why do they do this? Why do they call the solution the “nuclear option”? why do people fall for this bullshit?
“Oh sorry, we couldn’t pass minimum wage, we need a super majority for that! We are the labor party uwu.”
“Oops! We wanted to make big cuts, but have instead decided to increase spending because of those darn Democrats! Gosh darnit!!”
Their full time job is playing golf, getting drunk, and fucking interns. Legislation is boring!
“We are stressed, we need a summer recess after spring recess, right before we have winter break, oh look it’s the holidays we need a vacation so tired.”
Best benefits in the world though, they are able to pass that somehow.
Both parties refuse to remove the limit because once one of them does, the other has no excuse not to. The GOP knows that they can basically get whatever they want in budget reconciliation (the one bill a year that ignores the filibuster) and the Dems know that if they actually start passing laws people will expect them to improve their material conditions. So it remains a useful fiction for both of them.
