Republicans on Capitol Hill are using the recent military action against Iran as leverage to demand that Democrats fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). They want the funding passed immediately, without any of the policy changes.
Per Politico, the Republican argument is simple: they believe Saturday’s strike increases the risk of retaliatory terror attacks in the U.S. mainland, which needs an operational DHS over any partisan disagreements. “Let’s get DHS funded,” urged Senator James Lankford (R-OK), saying that they need to be “defending the homeland by also funding what’s here at home.”
