Rep. Bridal Stile warns Senate logjam could threaten DHS funding
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Summary
Rep. Bridal Stile said the House passed a funding bill and urged the Senate to approve a continuing resolution; the interview highlighted agencies that could be affected if no stopgap passes by midnight, including ICE, CBP, TSA and FEMA.
Host Constance asked whether the Department of Homeland Security could be shut down if the Senate fails to pass a stopgap funding bill, noting agency operations that might be affected.
Bridal Stile said the House had "done our job" by passing funding and blamed Senate delays and filibuster rules for blocking action: "The spending process in Washington is completely broken," he said, and urged the Senate to pass a continuing resolution. He said it would be "beyond frustrating and unacceptable" if Democratic senators held up funding for FEMA, TSA and other agencies.
The host listed agencies that could be impacted—ICE, CBP, TSA and FEMA—and asked who would feel the immediate impact. Bridal Stile repeated his view that the Senate is responsible for resolving the funding question and framed the standoff as a recurring problem in Washington.
The interview did not include detailed contingency plans, specific employee or program-level impacts, or legal timelines for agency operations beyond the host's reference to a midnight funding deadline.
The segment closed without a Senate response or specific resolution; the immediate next steps depend on whether the Senate adopts continuing funding measures.
