House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conferece on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday said House Democrats hold a “diversity of perspectives” on whether to support a Senate-passed funding bill that would restore funding for multiple agencies through September while extending Department of Homeland Security funding for two weeks.
The bill, which passed the Senate Friday by a 71–29 vote, would provide full-year funding for the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development. It would extend DHS funding—which includes funding for Immigrations and Custom Enforcement (ICE)—for two weeks to give lawmakers time to negotiate changes to immigration enforcement policy before a full-year DHS measure is considered.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
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