Democrats Seek Temporary DHS Bill, Take Hard Line Against Wall Funding

Bill would fund Department of Homeland Security until Feb. 8 without funding for a border wall

President Donald Trump (2R) argues about border security with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (R) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as Vice President Mike Pence sits nearby in the Oval Office on Dec. 11, 2018. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Democratic leaders have proposed to end the partial government shutdown and delay a decision on border wall funding until February.

“Democrats have offered two bills which separate the arguments over the wall from the government shutdown,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader (and presumptive Speaker of the House) Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a joint statement on Dec. 31.