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Key Senate Republicans have called Democrats' counter unserious and say they're not sure where talks can go from here.
Meanwhile, the acting TSA administrator says 480 officers have quit since the shutdown began.
Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
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.
Key Senate Republicans have called Democrats' counter unserious and say they're not sure where talks can go from here.
Meanwhile, the acting TSA administrator says 480 officers have quit since the shutdown began.
Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
Maybe you can just say that my colleagues were more persuasive than I was.
A few minutes later, Trump threw cold water on that.
The negotiations have felt like whiplash.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said his colleagues had sold President Trump on a plan to fund DHS, except for the ICE unit responsible for removal operations.
That could be done later in a party-line reconciliation bill, along with parts of the voting law overhaul Trump wants.
Maybe you can just say that my colleagues were more persuasive than I was.
A few minutes later, Trump threw cold water on that.
I'm pretty much not happy with it.