Earlier today, the Senate tried to pass the House-passed DHS funding bill in a pro forma session, but if one Senator objects, the bill dies. Senator Coons planned to vote against it, so they adjourned until Thursday.
Why don’t they try to pass this funding bill at 2 AM on Easter eve? I guess Chuck Schumer wouldn’t make that deal with his hardcore left base breathing down his neck.
Truly boggles my mind how much the GOP hate President Trump.
They are willing to literally leave a few members of the Senate behind to BLOCK Trump’s ability to do recess appointments while everyone is vacation…
…and NOT PASSING THE SAVE ACT OR FUNDING DHS!!!!!!
— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) March 30, 2026
In good news, TSA agents have started to receive pay.
Fox News’ Bill Melugin: “This pro forma session we just had this morning was really, really quick. I mean, they gavelled in and then seconds later they gavelled out and adjourned until Thursday. Republicans did not introduce that House-passed DHS funding bill.”
“They would have… pic.twitter.com/pnR2D9n3Dl
— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) March 30, 2026
President Trump told the senators they should come back and pass the laws. They won’t.
🚨 BREAKING: Senate Leader John Thune is REFUSING to recall senators from their paid vacations to go fund DHS because it would just be a “show vote,” GOP aide tells Daily Wire’s @cameron_arcand
They just gaveled in and OUT within SECONDS and didn’t even try the DHS/ICE bill.… pic.twitter.com/xnXQWBJRTd
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 30, 2026