Facing a January 30 deadline for another federal government shutdown, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday that the Democratic leadership would not seek to block funding of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other units of the Department of Homeland Security.

The American Prospect reported that several Democrats in closely contested districts would be voting for the ICE appropriation. “They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement,” an unnamed source told the liberal magazine. “They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”

  • Godric@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Did you do that math on 435/2 + X Dems = bill passes? What is the magic number of Democrats that are needed for a bill to pass?

    Also, what general strike? You can declare one all day long, but if the general public doesn’t even know about it, it ain’t that general.