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(68,793 posts) Thu Feb 5, 2026, 08:40 AM Thursday

Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal [View all]

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Southern Jacobin
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Fwiw 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8 are already required in law or policy and are not being followed so this is already half dead on arrival.

‪Sahil Kapur‬
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Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders

6:20 AM · Feb 5, 2026

Fwiw 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8 are already required in law or policy and are not being followed so this is already half dead on arrival.
— Southern Jacobin (@thomas26july.bsky.social) 2026-02-05T11:20:13.702Z

Sahil Kapur
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Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders

9:35 PM · Feb 4, 2026

Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur.bsky.social) 2026-02-05T02:35:43.265Z

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Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Thursday OP

Sounds like things they should have been doing anyway, gab13by13 Thursday #1

And what are the penalties if they fail to do this? travelingthrulife Thursday #2

DHS funding ends on Feb. 13th, gab13by13 Thursday #3

These can only be considered "demands" if the leadership is willing to shut down the government over them Fiendish Thingy Thursday #4

Didn't they just fund the majority of the government gab13by13 Thursday #8

They need some kind of commission set up to ensure that the agents have proper training, leadership everyonematters Thursday #5

What's to stop DJT from executing some BS Executive Order diverting "tarriff money" flvegan Thursday #6

Have a better idea? gab13by13 Thursday #9

Or.... kentuck Thursday #7

How did the Defund the Police argument work out for Democrats? gab13by13 Thursday #10

No ICE at the polls. Mollyann Thursday #11