Sam Greenglass
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1,168 appearances
140 recordings
3 series
first heard Oct 2024
last heard 15 Sep
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And so it's unclear now, even with this funding fight still ongoing, whether this reform conversation will come back into being or Congress is going to be entering a midterm cycle with no changes having been initiated.
Bye.
I'm Sam Greenglass.
I cover Congress.
The DHS funding lapse has forced tens of thousands of employees to work without pay or quit and resulted in long waits at some airports amid peak spring break travel.
If the House signs off on the deal today, money will flow again to FEMA, TSA, the Coast Guard and cybersecurity.
The deal came after a week of erratic negotiations and President Trump moving to unilaterally pay TSA agents via an executive order.
Democrats say they stood firm on no new funding for ICE and Border Patrol and will keep pressing for reforms like requiring judicial warrants for immigration officers to enter homes.
But Republicans are now signaling the time to negotiate has passed.
Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
The NPR Politics Podcast · Will record TSA wait times spur a DHS funding deal? · 26 Mar 2026
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I'm Sam Greenglass.
I cover Congress.
And I'm Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.
I'm Sam Greenglass.
I cover Congress.
And I'm Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.
The measure would have funded all of DHS, including ICE, except for the unit responsible for enforcement and removal operations.
Most Democrats say they want to fund DHS agencies like TSA and FEMA.
but are unwilling to give ICE more funding at all without policy changes to limit the tactics of its officers.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Republicans' latest offer included none of the demands they made after federal officers killed two U.S.
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