Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is pushing for a clever strategy to end the ongoing partial government shutdown. He is advocating for Congress to fund most Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies while specifically excluding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
“Let’s just pass those funding bills,” Kaine stated, as he explained his proposal in a recent television appearance. He emphasized that Democrats are ready to pass funding bills for other critical agencies and suggested that discussions about reforms for ICE and CBP should be confined to just those two agencies.
