The demands of Sens. Rick Scott and Mike Lee for DHS funding and SAVE America Act could extend government shutdown by forcing package back to Senate for potential rejection.
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ApairofSenateRepublicansarepushingtheirHousecounterpartstorejecttheTrump-backedshutdowndealunlessitincludesHomelandSecurityfundingandelectionintegritylegislation.
Sens.RickScott,R-Fla.,andMikeLee,R-Utah,arecallingonHouseRepublicanstopushbackagainsttheSenate-passedfundingpackage,whichincludesbillstofundfiveagencies,includingthePentagon,asapartialgovernmentshutdowncontinues.
Theycontendedthatthepackageneedstoberetooled,andmustincludeamodifiedversionoftheSafeguardingAmericanVoterEligibilityAct,dubbedtheSAVEAmericaAct,andtheHomelandSecurity(DHS)fundingbill,whichwasstrippedoutafterSenateDemocratsthreatenedtoblowupthegovernmentfundingprocess.
HOUSEDEMOCRATSMUTINYSCHUMER’SDEALWITHWHITEHOUSE,THREATENINGLONGERSHUTDOWN
Doingsocouldextendwhatwasexpectedtobeashort-termshutdown.
ScottsaidcongressionalDemocratswould“NEVERfundDHS”a
