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E.J. Fagan
@ejfagan.com

People are reading this way wrong. Schumer detached DHS from the other five bills in return for a two week CR on the DHS bill. Now Democrats can make demands on DHS spending without having to shut down agencies covered in the other five bills. They have way more leverage to get real concessions.

John@johnlk.bsky.social

People just going out here saying the literal opposite of what happened. Thune caved! Thune did! This is a cave by Thune and Senate Republicans, any possible way you cut it.

E.J. Fagan
@ejfagan.com

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Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social

A Democratic aide says of the new deal: “Sets a 2 week clock on DHS funding by itself. If republicans don’t do shit for two weeks, DHS shuts down and there’s little incentive for us to reopen without the guardrails on ICE”

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nellymarion.bsky.social
@nellymarion.bsky.social

We previously had a zero-week clock on DHS funding, and other funding held hostage as well. Now we've given up 5 of the 6 hostages and given the GOP 2 weeks to change a currently very Dem-favorable factual/media context before the next deadline. How does this improve our position?

Crooked Bridge
@crookedbridge.bsky.social

There seems to be a number of people who are reflexively indicting the Dem leadership for the temporary funding of DHS. Note: I completely understand considering the trail of ineptitude, feet shuffling and navel gazing posturing that Jeffries and Schumer have made their stock and trade.