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Speaker says House will use reconciliation to fully fund DHS after impasse
Summary
The Speaker blamed Democrats for a prolonged partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security and said House Republicans plan to use a targeted reconciliation process to fund DHS components, including ICE and CBP, for three years unless a bipartisan deal is reached.
The Speaker said House Republicans will move to fund the Department of Homeland Security after what he described as Democratic obstruction that left parts of the department unfunded. "Republicans are gonna be forced to do the responsible thing of ending the shutdown on our own," the Speaker said, and added that the House plans "to fully fund the agency, including ICE and CBP, for 3 years into the future."
During a question-and-answer exchange, a questioner asked whether the House might pass the bulk of a DHS funding bill before pursuing reconciliation to avoid another lapse. The Speaker responded that "the sequencing is important" and warned that funding only parts of DHS first could create "orphan agencies" left without necessary appropriations; he said leaders were "working through that" and hoped for bipartisan cooperation.
The Speaker also repeatedly framed the shutdown as a significant operational problem, saying the department has been affected for an extended period and citing staff pay and airport disruption as consequences. The transcript did not include an alternative plan from Democrats, nor any recorded vote or date for passage; leaders said they would coordinate with the Senate in the coming days.
