(USA, 25th) Multiple U.S. senators said on Saturday (January 24) that after another Minnesota citizen was shot dead during federal immigration enforcement, they will vote against the upcoming government spending bill, greatly increasing the possibility of a government shutdown next week.
According to AFP, funding for most federal government departments, including the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon, will expire on January 31. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has passed a proposal to extend funding through September, but it still requires Senate approval.
Republicans hold a slim majority in the Senate, but without Democratic support, they do not have enough seats to pass the spending bill.
Democratic Senator Cortez Masto said, "I will not support the current Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill."
She said that the Trump administration and Homeland Security Secretary Noem "have put undertrained and aggressive federal agents on the streets without holding them accountable."
On Saturday, 37-year-old Minneapolis nurse Pretti was shot dead. Three weeks ago, another Minnesota resident, 37-year-old Goode, was also shot dead by a federal agent.
On Saturday, Virginia Democratic Senator Warner wrote about Pretti's death on X: "This kind of brutal crackdown must stop.
"I cannot and will not vote to allocate funds to the Department of Homeland Security as long as this administration continues this violent federal takeover of our cities."
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended last November, lasting 43 days.
According to Senate rules, the spending bill needs 60 votes to pass, and with more and more Democratic senators withdrawing support for the bill, it is likely that the government will shut down again just two months after the last shutdown.
Republicans hold a slim majority in the Senate, but without Democratic support, they do not have enough seats to pass the spending bill.
Democratic Senator Cortez Masto said, "I will not support the current Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill."
She said that the Trump administration and Homeland Security Secretary Noem "have put undertrained and aggressive federal agents on the streets without holding them accountable."
On Saturday, 37-year-old Minneapolis nurse Pretti was shot dead. Three weeks ago, another Minnesota resident, 37-year-old Goode, was also shot dead by a federal agent.
On Saturday, Virginia Democratic Senator Warner wrote about Pretti's death on X: "This kind of brutal crackdown must stop.
"I cannot and will not vote to allocate funds to the Department of Homeland Security as long as this administration continues this violent federal takeover of our cities."
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended last November, lasting 43 days.
According to Senate rules, the spending bill needs 60 votes to pass, and with more and more Democratic senators withdrawing support for the bill, it is likely that the government will shut down again just two months after the last shutdown.