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The Department of Homeland Security has been without funding for 24 days, and there appears to be little progress toward a compromise. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) continues to push the House-passed Homeland Security appropriations bill, but it has yet to secure the 60 votes needed to advance to debate and a floor vote. Last week, Democratic Sen. Fetterman was the only senator to cross party lines on the preliminary procedural vote to allow consideration of the bill.

In the House, lawmakers approved a slightly revised version of the Homeland Security funding bill originally passed in January, with a vote of 221-209. All Republicans and four Democrats—Reps. Cuellar (D-TX), Donald Davis (D-NC), Golden (D-ME), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA)—voted in favor.