Republicans balk at Senate Democrats' DHS shutdown counteroffer
CNBC
Congress and the White House are working to reach a funding deal before Congress leaves for a scheduled two-week recess on Friday.
Republicans on Wednesday balked at a Democratic counteroffer to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, as lawmakers and the White House scramble to strike a deal before a scheduled two-week recess begins on Friday ahead of a busy U.S. travel week for spring breaks and the Easter holiday.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters on Wednesday there was "no point" in Republicans issuing another response to Democrats' counter and said the Senate would vote later that day on the GOP proposal unveiled earlier this week.
"It's not even close to being real," Thune said of the counteroffer. "They know better. They're asking for things that have already been turned down. So it just seems like they're going in circles, spinning, spinning."
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