House conservatives skeptical as Senate deal sacrificing DHS spending reached: 'Non-starter'
House conservatives are expressing skepticism after Senate Democrats and the White House announced a deal had been reached to fund the government without a long-term Department of Homeland Security funding...
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House conservatives are expressing skepticism after Senate Democrats and the White House announced a deal had been reached to fund the government without a long-term Department of Homeland Security funding bill. One House member warned that Republicans should not give in to demands to "handcuff ICE." With any deal reached in the Senate needing approval in the House of Representatives , Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., told Fox News Digital, "[Senate Minority Leader Chuck] Schumer's current demands, compounded by a lack of conservative priorities, are an absolute non-starter" in the lower chamber. "With Chuck Schumer’s demands to handcuff ICE and his Democrat colleagues threatening to shut down the government over it, this is yet another example of the radical left prioritizing criminals over American citizens," said Harris. Schumer, D-N.Y., and President Donald Trump labored over a deal from late night Wednesday into Thursday evening after the top Senate Democrat unleashed several funding demands and the White House accused Schumer of blocking a meeting with rank-and-file Democrats. 7 REPUBLICANS JOIN DEMS TO BLOCK MAJOR GOVERNMENT FUNDING PACKAGE AS SHUTDOWN LOOMS "The separation of the five bipartisan bills the Democrats asked for, plus the two-week DHS [continuing resolution] has been agreed to," Schumer said in a statement. In response, one House conservative remarked to Fox News Digital, "We’re still looking at what is being discussed in the deal, but 14 days is awfully short." "We sure think we should be getting something out of this deal when it’s Democrats who are threatening a shutdown, not Republicans," the House member said. Not all House Republicans were against the compromise. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., reacted on X, "I stand with @POTUS, a shutdown will only hurt the American people. I will vote YES on this package should it make it through the Senate!" In a Truth Social post on Thursday evening, Trump urged the GOP to agree to the deal, saying, "Hopefull…