Democrats have submitted a set of proposals after the fatal shooting of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota, among them a ban on face masks and new use-of-force standards for agents. But they quickly rejected a White House counterproposal for reforms on Monday, calling it light on details and “insufficient” to moderate DHS’s enforcement tactics.

“We need legislative language that will rein in ICE and end the violence,” Schumer said. “Their proposal didn’t come close to doing that.”

Schumer declined to say outright whether he would oppose a DHS extension ahead of a Friday shutdown deadline, but his comments mark the closest he’s come to siding with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who is refusing to fund DHS for any period of time without “dramatic” guardrails.

“The Republicans are trying to stall for time,” Jeffries told reporters on Tuesday. “The time for dramatic change is upon us. No more delay.”

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has been making the case for a short-term extension to “keep people at the table,” pointing to the White House counterproposal as evidence that good-faith negotiations are underway.

He conceded that the White House would have “nonnegotiables” and that Democratic red lines were also complicating talks, but he insisted to reporters on Tuesday that there is still a “deal space” and that another funding patch would give negotiators the room to find it.

“I don’t know how much more time would be required, but I think it’s fair to say that it’s going to take some amount of time, and we should at least extend the continuing resolution to allow for that,” Thune said.

Congressional Republicans and the White House have been tight-lipped about the contents of the White House’s counterproposal, suggesting the back-and-forth is more than a partisan exercise. But Jeffries said on Tuesday that Trump wasn’t willing to go far enough to win Democratic votes in the House.

He claimed that the White House has rejected tighter warrant requirements, independent investigations of possible misconduct, and other demands in the Democrats’ initial proposal.

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“They don’t appear to be open to masks either or necessarily ensuring that ICE agents are identifiable in a manner consistent with every other law enforcement agency,” Jeffries told reporters.

Schumer’s vote is not required for a DHS extension to pass the Senate, as he could vote “no” but allow members of his caucus to support the measure. But Republicans, who control a 53-seat majority, would still need enough votes to overcome the 60-vote threshold of the filibuster.

Thune has floated the possibility of keeping the Senate in session past Thursday if a deal cannot be reached before then.

“We don’t have a, I would say, clear decision on that,” Thune told the Washington Examiner, “only because we want to see what the next couple of days brings in terms of negotiations.”

Lauren Green contributed to this report.