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Rules hearing exposes wide split over budget resolution and proposed ICE/CBP funding
Summary
House Rules Committee heard competing arguments about a concurrent budget resolution that would enable reconciliation instructions and potentially provide up to $140 billion more for ICE and CBP; supporters framed it as necessary to avoid DHS shutdown, opponents called it an unfunded expansion that worsens the deficit and ignores accountability concerns.
Committee members debated a concurrent budget resolution (S CONRES 33) that sets budget levels and could tee up reconciliation instructions. Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington said action was needed to prevent a prolonged funding gap at the Department of Homeland Security and to ensure agencies including ICE and CBP are resourced to perform border and customs missions.
"Enough's enough," Arrington…
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