Senate GOP blocks Schumer's attempt to solely fund TSA during DHS shutdown

Senate Republicans halted an effort by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Saturday to secure pay exclusively for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers as the Department of Homeland Security shutdown continues.

Although Democrats do not control the Senate floor, Schumer employed a little-used procedural maneuver to trigger a vote that would allow consideration of the bill.

Democrats are pushing the GOP to accept a list of reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as a condition to pass a bill to fund the agency.

In the meantime, DHS remains unfunded.