Hill: Reconciliation may be needed to fund Homeland Security as shutdown drags on

Apr 23, 2026

Rep. French Hill said House appropriations have funded Homeland Security but Democrats will not approve funding; he argued reconciliation may be the only route to pay Customs and Border Patrol and some ICE operations amid a partial shutdown.

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Congressman French Hill, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, told the host that continuation of a partial federal shutdown left the Department of Homeland Security at financial risk and that reconciliation may be necessary to fund certain agencies.

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