THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Democrats Block DHS Funding Despite Airport Delays, Rising Iranian Threat.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Senate Republicans accused Democrats of attempting to dismantle the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by blocking efforts to reopen the agency amid a partial government shutdown.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL), and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).WHEN & […] The post Democrats Block DHS Funding Despite Airport Delays, Rising Iranian Threat. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Senate Republicans accused Democrats of attempting to dismantle the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by blocking efforts to reopen the agency amid a partial government shutdown. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL), and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD). WHEN & WHERE: Ongoing debate in the U.S. Senate during a 27-day partial government shutdown. KEY QUOTE: “And that’s at a time when our homeland is under attack , all warning lights are flashing red, and they want to peel apart, piece by piece, the Department of Homeland Security,” said Sen. John Barrasso. IMPACT: The stalemate has left DHS unfunded,…Open