Senators Announce Breakthrough Discussions to Resolve Five-Week DHS Shutdown
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Breakthrough Talks Emerge to End Five-Week DHS Shutdown
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CNBC TV18•25-03-2026, 07:56
Breakthrough Talks Emerge to End Five-Week DHS Shutdown
•Senators express optimism about reaching an agreement to end the five-week partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
•Negotiator Senator Katie Britt believes a solution to the impasse is at hand after meeting with President Trump.
•Democrats initially dismissed Trump's demand to tie Homeland Security funding to the partisan SAVE America Act.
•Lawmakers feel urgency to resolve the shutdown due to lengthy delays at major US airports and unpaid TSA employees.
•Latest Republican offer reportedly would not fund ICE removal operations but would pay for the rest of the department, a "significant movement" according to Senator Peter Welch.