Senate Leader Thune will begin working on a reconciliation bill to fund ICE and CBP. They only need 50 votes.
In March, the Senate passed a partial Department of Homeland Security funding bill, as Republicans caved to Democrats’ refusal to fund ICE and border patrol. ICE and CBP were not funded. The bill was passed at 3 a.m. with a voice vote. After several vain attempts to get the agencies funded, and after draining the Big Beautiful bill, they will try reconciliation.
Now that the Big Beautiful Bill funds are drained, they are “done” with Democrats. I was done with them when I voted for Trump. It will now have to slog through each committee. It’s like watching grass grow as the gasbags pontificate and drag it out in every committee.
Then there is that Senate secretary who can put the kibosh on things, and she is a Democrat. If there is a regulation against it, she’ll find it.
🚨 JUST NOW: Leader John Thune says the Senate will OFFICIALLY begin working on a reconciliation bill to totally fund DHS — including ICE and CBP — starting TODAY
The Senate will now only need 50 VOTES (+VP) to pass the bill, so not a single Democrat will be needed, nor will… pic.twitter.com/Pbft8vkvwX
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 21, 2026