{"id":2550898,"date":"2026-01-24T22:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T03:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-gear-up-to-derail-appropriations-passage\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T22:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T03:20:02","slug":"senate-democrats-gear-up-to-derail-appropriations-passage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-gear-up-to-derail-appropriations-passage\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrats gear up to derail appropriations passage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-democrats-gear-up-to-derail-appropriations-passage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2550898&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate Democrats gear up to derail appropriations passage after fatal shooting in Minneapolis<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2482088\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Democrats have threatened to block the passage of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/appropriations\">appropriations<\/a> bill funding the government after the deadly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/shootings\">shooting<\/a> involving U.S. Border Patrol agents in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minneapolis\">Minneapolis<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/2015211069493350505\">statement<\/a> on Saturday night, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) vowed a blockade against the legislation if the funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security is not in some way amended, now calling it &ldquo;woefully inadequate&rdquo; after a 37-year-old man was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4432691\/what-to-know-fatal-shooting-border-patrol-minnesota\/\">shot and killed<\/a> by a Border Patrol agent during an immigration operation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4431705\/crockett-james-talarico-collide-in-texas-primary-debate\/\">Firebrand vs. pastor: Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico to collide in Texas primary debate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4432163\/senate-postpones-vote-ahead-of-snowmageddon-winter-storm\/\">Senate postpones vote ahead of massive &#8216;snowmageddon&#8217; winter storm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4431014\/trump-regulator-denies-warren-request-pause-review-trump-family-crypto-groups-bank-application\/\">Trump regulator denies Warren&#8217;s request to pause review of Trump family crypto group&#8217;s bank application<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;What&rsquo;s happening in Minnesota is appalling &mdash; and unacceptable in any American city. Democrats sought common sense reforms in the Department of Homeland Security spending bill, but because of Republicans&rsquo; refusal to stand up to President Trump, the DHS bill is woefully inadequate to rein in the abuses of ICE.&nbsp;I will vote no. Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Another government shutdown now looms large, with senators staring down a Jan. 30 deadline to pass the remaining funding bills. Republicans will needs some Democrats&rsquo; support given the 60-vote threshold to pass the bill and their small majority.<\/p>\n<p>The DHS bill <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4430090\/final-four-government-funding-bills-pass-house\/\">narrowly passed<\/a> the House last week, as Democrats battled over how to address recent incidents involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including the officer-involved shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Senate is poised to grapple with the same question after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent while briefly intervening in an immigration operation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4432691\/what-to-know-fatal-shooting-border-patrol-minnesota\/\">WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE FATAL SHOOTING INVOLVING BORDER PATROL IN MINNESOTA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some Senate Democrats, including Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Jack Reed (D-RI), suggested dropping the bill entirely and instead pass the other five remaining bills. Others, like Sens.&nbsp;Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), have pitched vague &ldquo;controls&rdquo; and &ldquo;guardrails&rdquo; to &ldquo;hold ICE accountable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While a unified strategy has not yet taken shape, Senate Democrats will <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/01\/24\/shutdown-senate-democrats-minneapolis-shooting-00745642\">reportedly<\/a> huddle on Sunday evening to discuss strategy ahead of what is a likely shutdown fight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Democrats gear up to derail appropriations passage after fatal shooting in Minneapolis Senate Democrats have threatened to block the passage of the appropriations bill funding the government after the deadly shooting involving U.S. Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis on Saturday. In a statement on Saturday night, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) vowed a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2550899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/schumer-senate-blockade-dhs-funding-bill.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2550898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/schumer-senate-blockade-dhs-funding-bill.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2550898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2550898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2550898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2550899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2550898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2550898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2550898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}