Senate Democrats Block DHS Funding Bill as Jihadists Attack Homeland
Senate Democrats on Thursday once again blocked funding for the Department of Homeland Security as Islamic terrorists attack the homeland.
The motion to proceed failed in a 51-46 vote.
Democrat Senator John Fetterman voted with the Republicans to advance the DHS funding bill.
The Hill reported:
Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a motion to proceed to a House-passed bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the 27-day shutdown that has hampered the functions of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other critical agencies.
The motion failed by a vote of 51 to 46. Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) was the only Democrat to vote with Republicans to advance the funding bill. It needed 60 votes to advance.
It marked the fourth time since Feb. 12 that Democrats have voted to block Homeland Security funding legislation.
The vote capped a day of skirmishes on the Senate floor between Democrats and Republicans on how to break the funding deadlock.
Democrats voted against the Homeland Security appropriations bill because it includes funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), two agencies they say need reforms after immigration agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis.
On Thursday, there were two separate Islamic terror attacks in the US.
36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, who was previously convicted of providing material support for ISIS, opened fire at Old Dominion University on Thursday morning.
One person died, and another was wounded.
According to reports, Jalloh shouted Allahu Akbar as he opened fire.
Later Thursday, a naturalized US citizen from Lebanon attacked a synagogue in Michigan.
41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali rammed his vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township and opened fire.
Armed security engaged him, and he was found deceased and badly burned in his vehicle.
The FBI said both attacks are being investigated as terrorism.
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