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4. Trump signs bill ending partial government shutdown
The two-and a-half-month lapse in funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which amounted to a partial government shutdown, came to an end Thursday as President Donald Trump signed H.R. 7147 into law. The measure contains appropriations for DHS that will last through Sept. 30. The partial government shutdown meant many DHS workers, including the Transportation Security Administration, which oversees airport security, went without pay.
Many TSA workers called in sick, leading to long lines at airports.
While the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a bill funding DHS in January, the measure failed to secure the votes necessary for passage in the Republican-controlled Senate. The Senate passed its own funding bill that provides funding for all DHS agencies except Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol, which the House did not initially agree to.
The standoff between the two chambers ended this week, and the version of the legislation signed by Trump does not include funding for ICE and Border Patrol.
Trump said in a Truth Social post Tuesday that congressional Republicans are working to pass a budget framework containing funding for ICE and the Border Patrol using the reconciliation process, which will enable it to pass the Senate with a simple majority of 51 votes rather than the 60 votes necessary to pass most legislation.
“We need all Republicans to join together and support this Budget Blueprint, which will allow us to bypass Democrat obstruction in the Senate, and fund Immigration Enforcement with only Republican Votes,” Trump wrote. The president called on Congress to ensure that the bill reaches his desk by June 1.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
