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Just when you thought it was safe to buy a plane ticket, House Republicans added a new wrinkle

Just when you thought it was safe to buy a plane ticket, House Republicans added a new wrinkle

House Republicans are pushing back on a Senate-approved proposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security and get TSA workers paid.

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and members of the House Freedom Caucus, conduct a news conference to say they will not support the DHS funding bill in its current form
Rep. Chip Roy and members of the House Freedom Caucus conduct a news conference to say they will not support the DHS funding bill in its current form.
  • The GOP's House Freedom Caucus is pushing back against a Senate deal to fund DHS and pay TSA workers.
  • The Senate voted to move forward on a DHS funding bill that excludes funding for immigration operations.
  • Now, TSA worker pay remains uncertain as the House GOP says no ICE funding is a no-go.

The era of American travel chaos might not come to a close anytime soon, as a potential deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security — and Transportation Security Administration workers' paychecks — appears to be falling apart.

Republican members of the House's Freedom Caucus are signaling they won't move forward with a proposal to fund DHS, potentially lengthening a shutdown that began on February 14.

Early Friday morning, the Senate voted to move forward with a proposal to end the partial shutdown that's currently preventing TSA workers from getting paid. The Senate-approved proposal excludes funding for immigration operations and came as Congress prepared to depart on a scheduled recess Friday evening. For that legislation to become law — and get TSA workers paid — it needs to be passed by the House.

"Could the Senate be any more lazy than to send to us a bill that doesn't do the job and then leave town?" Rep. Chip Roy, a Republican from Texas and member of the House Freedom Caucus, said at a press conference. "So we're going to stand up and say no to that. We're going to send back a bill that's responsible to the American people."

This is a developing story, check back for updates.

Read the original article on Business Insider