Not Even Republicans Are Buying Pete Hegseth’s New Iran War Logic

The Republican Party will still attempt to fund ICE through the reconciliation process, which takes much longer but requires only a simple majority in both houses of Congress. Previously, House Republicans criticized their Senate counterparts for passing the measure by voice vote, which does not record individual members’ votes, only to adopt the same method on Thursday.

Conservatives were unhappy with the decision, but did not see any good options. Rep. Chip Roy said, “I think it’s stupid that we fund the government this way,” but Rep. Clay Higgins said, “I think the speaker did very well, under the circumstances.”

Markwayne Mullin, Secretary of DHS complained As of last week, the department was almost out of money and would soon no longer be able to pay its employees. Now, assuming Trump doesn’t veto the bill, employees will still be paid. But the question of ICE’s future still remains unanswered, with Democrats wanting the agency to be created. reform at a minimum, some demanding its abolitionand the Republicans seem to agree with the violence he visits American cities. For now, at least, ICE won’t get any more money.