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Dulcinea

(10,061 posts)
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 07:17 AM 1 hr ago

Missed paychecks and airport delays: Pressure mounts on Congress to end the funding shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure is mounting on Congress to end the funding shutdown that’s resulted in travel disruptions, missed paychecks and even warnings of airport closures, but lawmakers have yet to resolve the underlying issue of reining in President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement operations.

Senators are expected to vote Thursday on a Republican proposal that would fund the Transportation Security Administration and much of the Department of Homeland Security, except the enforcement and removal operations conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But it’s expected to fail.

Democrats argue the GOP plan does not go far enough at putting guardrails on ICE, Customs and Border Protection and other federal officers who are engaged in the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps, particularly after the deaths of two Americans protesting the actions in Minneapolis.

https://apnews.com/article/airport-delays-wait-times-shutdown-congress-tsa-b419e989a22dbc028d01cbd892fadb40

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Missed paychecks and airport delays: Pressure mounts on Congress to end the funding shutdown (Original Post) Dulcinea 1 hr ago OP
Nope, do not like the headline gab13by13 1 hr ago #1

gab13by13

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1. Nope, do not like the headline
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 07:30 AM
1 hr ago

Sounds like a right wing talking point.

Pressure mounts on Congressional Magats to end the shutdown sounds more realistic to me. As a matter of fact I think that Democrats could be asking for a tougher bill, no money until the Good/Pretti killings are investigated properly, evidence gathered by the Feds should be shared with the state.

Stay strong Senator Schumer, do not agree to a weak bill that allows the Gestapo to murder people.

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