WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced Friday he will hold a House vote on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security on a short-term basis for 60 days.
Johnson blasted the Senate-passed bill that funds all of DHS except Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, calling it “a joke.” He placed full blame for it on Democrats, even though Republicans control the Senate and the bill passed by unanimous consent.
“They have taken hostage the funding processes of government so that they can impose their radical agenda on the American people,” Johnson told reporters.
Johnson’s proposal jeopardizes the Senate’s effort to fund the Transportation Security Administration and end extreme delays at airports. He said a House vote would take place “as soon as possible” after it gets through the Rules Committee.
But even if the bill passes the House, it’s highly unlikely to become law. The Senate left
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