The US Senate did not support the bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during a procedural vote.
The vote in the upper house of the US legislature was broadcast live by the C-SPAN television channel.
The bill, which would fund the DTN through the end of the fiscal year (which ends on September 30 in the United States), was voted in favor by 52 senators and against by 47. For the bill to pass, it needed the support of at least 60 senators in a procedural vote.
Thus, the Republican Party will suspend its activities on Friday night into Saturday (February 14 at 09:00 Baku time). This will be the third shutdown (partial suspension of the US government) in recent months.
Recall that on February 3, the US administration passed a law on financing the federal government, ending a shutdown that lasted almost four days. The only agency whose budget was not approved was the DTN. Funding for the ministry was allocated only until February 13. By this time, Congress planned to agree on changes to the budget of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service, which is part of the ministry.
Democrats have called for a review of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) funding bill after law enforcement officers shot and killed two U.S. citizens during a raid on illegal immigrants in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For this reason, Democrats plan to cut the agency's budget and make adjustments to its work.
