Schumer: House GOP plan to pass DHS stopgap is ‘dead’ in the Senate

Can someone ELI5 what this actually means? Does TSA still get paid?

This isn't the "dEmOcRAT sHuTdOWn." Republicans in the house just blocked a funding bill and have been nixing multiple proposals from Democrats to fund DHS agencies, including TSA, since this shutdown fight began. Trump himself just recently rejected a bipartisan proposal to fund TSA that was sent to the White House for approval. Mind you, this was days before Trump announced that he would be signing an order to pay TSA employees, and without any details about where these funds would come from and how long the funding would last. Which begs the question, why the f-ck didn't Trump announce this plan SOONER!? The most obvious answer is that this is another opportunistic PUBLICITY STUNT. Another desperate scheme on Trump's part to curb his already declining ratings after being the primary cause of the very problem he is now conveniently eager to remedy; an effort lacking in all sincerity. A short term and half-baked fix to an issue that he DELIBERATELY prolonged. And for what!? Credit. That's all Trump cares about. And his mindless followers are so misinformed and slavishly pro-Trump that they actually perceive this whole political charade as some kind of achievement! Again, Democrats have been drafting proposal after proposal to fund these separate agencies for weeks, only to be dismissed by Republicans who only care about selling a narrative. And when Americans stopped buying that narrative, Republicans finally decided to compromise with Democrats, only to have Trump refuse their proposal. Despite all the propaganda coming from the White House blaming Democrats for these ongoing challenges, the fault has ALWAYS rested with the Republican party and their spiteful leader. That much is CERTAIN. Also note that any argument about a lack of funding for ICE is being argued in BAD FAITH. Last year, Republicans provided the Trump administration with $150 billion in EXTRA funding for immigration enforcement operations and Trump's mass deportation agenda. This was part of Trump's big ugly bill and came at the direct expense of the American people's access to health care, food assistance, and economic opportunities. So Republicans have nothing to complain about, ICE got its funding, and Americans got their pockets picked. Meanwhile, all Democrats are asking for is common sense reforms that are basic for any law enforcement agency. This is apparently too much to ask of Republicans even though we've all acknowledged the impropriety, tyranny and corruption of DHS. Kristi Noem was ousted for a REASON. Donald Trump and his party of groveling loyalists and sycophants never cared about TSA employees, they only cared about pushing a narrative. They demand sympathy for the same federal employees who they kept out of a paying job during the last shutdown because Democrats asked for affordable healthcare for Americans. Also, Republicans have shown no sympathy whatsoever for the hundreds of thousands of government staff who have been laid off by this administration. Don't believe for a second that Donald Trump and the Republican party have anyone's interests in mind but THEIR OWN.

God I wish I was a senator every five f****** minutes they're on break.

It's like watching a tennis match and nobody can serve the ball over the net.

F*** Trump! F*** ICE! F*** you if you feel differently!

Isn’t Schumer the senator for israel?

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Haha Fetterman only sane Dem