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Posted on 03/21/2026 1:58:09 AM PDT by Libloather
WASHINGTON — The Senate failed to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Friday, as airline passengers fought through lengthy lines and a growing number of Transportation Security Administration employees began calling out sick.
Only 84 senators showed up for the fifth attempted vote to reopen DHS, which failed to clear a 60-vote threshold or even a simple majority — and fell largely along party lines.
Forty-six Republicans and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania voted to fund DHS, while 37 Democrats led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) opposed its reopening in protest of President Trump’s immigration agenda.
“My impression, at least up until now, is this is all about politics for Chuck Schumer and the Democrats,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said. “The far-left base is demanding, again, that they fight the president.”
Republican and Democratic leaders and negotiators have acknowledged they’re still far from a deal on immigration enforcement reforms for the beleaguered agency 35 days into the shutdown.
Meanwhile, TSA agents have lost out on paychecks and begun calling out sick or quitting, prompting unions representing the federal employees to get involved.
“A TSO selling plasma to keep the lights on is unconscionable,” said AFGE National President Everett Kelley. “Tens of thousands of families turning to food banks because Congress refuses to do its job is a national disgrace.”
Talks between Trump’s border czar Tom Homan and Democrats took place Thursday night — but led to no breakthroughs. More discussion with Homan is expected Friday evening.
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Senate and House are lazy, useless and perpetually deadlocked. This is why Presidents are forced to rule via Executive Orders ... be they Trump or Biden. The trap is that the liberal Federal judiciary that will rule against Trumps executive orders, at the drop of a hat and a whim.
“Only 84 senators showed up”
16% are skipping work.
We cannot share this country with the left anymore.
You could probably do something useful in your life by tracking down those Cryptogram and Toons folks. They post the same thread everyday - and at the same time. Go pester them.
Elon Musk offers to pay TSA workers’ salaries amid DHS budget standoff
How are members of Congressing flying...
Inquiring minds want to know.
Thune reveals reason Democrats are ‘scared’ to reopen DHS
It may be the “Schumer Shutdown”, but Thune is proving to be useless...
Schumer is a weasel.
I understand these POS get special handling at the Airports, like going around the crowds. Who does that? If they are paid by the Executive, just stop it and make them stand in line like the peons.
Get that Democrat union off Federal payrolls.
Let airlines pick up the tab and roll it into fares where it should be.
It's the perfect payback to Chuckie.
Elon Musk
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I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country
Who are the 6 Republicans who failed to show?
Indeed he is. He’s a COMMIE weasel. This is promoting chaos. The Democrats want this, it’s in their playbook.
Because they are nobility, they get to bypass the TSA lines.
There's a bill out to remove their exemption, but I'm pretty sure it won't pass.
However this is easily rectified if Trump tells DHS to close the bypass lane.
Time to privatize airport security….as it used to be.
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