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Moderate House Democrats teamed with Republicans to pass a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, overcoming a revolt over ICE.
Amid backlash against ICE after deadly incidents involving federal agents, Rep. Tom Suozzi of N.Y. said he made a mistake. Here’s what the other six House Democrats who also crossed party lines to help pass a DHS funding bill last week have said.
The House has approved the final set of spending bills to avoid a government shutdown, despite objections from Democrats to the funding levels set for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The House has already passed eight of the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund federal agencies and programs. If the final four bills pass on Thursday, action would then move to the Senate, with final passage needed before a Jan. 30 deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown.
Maryland's only GOP congressman Andy Harris threatens legal action over Democratic redistricting plans that could potentially eliminate his seat.
House Democrats introduced a discharge petition Wednesday to force action on a bill banning members of Congress, the president, the vice president and their immediate families from owning, holding and trading stocks.
The money must come out of the members' own pocket, not from their political accounts. But Democrats say they will appeal.