Schumer: Democrats will block funding package if it includes homeland security money

[mysteryowl]

In the wake of another fatal shooting of a US citizen in Minnesota by a federal officer, the Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, said his party would block a funding package next week if it includes money for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/schumer-democrats-dhs-funding-package


I am so glad to hear this Schumer.

[SocialDemocrat61]

1. I assume Fetterman will defect

[Celerity]

2. They will need 7 Dem caucus members to defect in order to get it passed (IF all Rethugs vote Yea)

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This is a list of the 19 most centrist Dem caucus Senators (plus Schumer, for a total of 20), many of whom have cast bad votes in the past. Many of those (and it is a BFD) have already said they will not defect and instead vote No (they are strike-throughed). My strikethroughs may be missing some, btw.

I simply do not see 7 Yea votes, and there are only 8 who have not said they are No.

If Bennet and Schiff vote No, getting to 7 is then impossible, even if Fetterman, Shaheen, Hassan, Peters, Gillibrand, and Coons (the other 6 of the 8 unkowns) cave-in and vote Yea.

John Fetterman The likely defection IMHO atm.

Jeanne Shaheen (key, if she says No, along with Hassan, it's very, VERY unlikey they get to 7)

Maggie Hassan (key, see Shaheen)

Jacky Rosen (a big No)

Catherine Cortez Masto (a big No)

Gary Peters (key, see above)

Angus King (a big No)

Elissa Slotkin (a big No)

Ruben Gallego (a big No)

Kirsten Gillibrand

Tim Kaine (he was one of the 8 cave-ins last shutdown)

Chuck Schumer (Durbin, who is not a centrist normally, fell on his sword for Schumer and was one of the 8 Dem cave-ins during the last shutdown)

John Hickenlooper (a big No)

Chris Coons (possible defection, he said he is 'conflicted')

Brian Schatz (he was one of the 8 cave-ins last shutdown)

Mark Kelly (a big No)

Adam Schiff

Michael Bennet

Peter Welch

Mark Warner (a big No)

[SocialDemocrat61]

3. Thanks

Great research as always 👌

[Celerity]

4. yw