Department of Homeland Security funding has emerged as a key sticking point slowing down the talks between top appropriators trying to hammer out final spending agreements for fiscal 2024.
House Republicans are pushing for a higher DHS subcommittee allocation than Senate Democrats, who want that money to be spent on other nondefense priorities, sources familiar with the talks say.
And the Senate’s ongoing supplemental negotiations are casting a shadow over the talks, as lawmakers attempt to reach an agreement to provide funding for Ukraine and Israel as well as border enforcement.
