Washington, April 1 -- Congressman Mike Johnson issued the following news release:
This afternoon, Speaker Johnson and Leader Thune released a joint statement announcing a path forward to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security - including CBP and ICE - and end the record-long Democrat shutdown.
"We appreciate and share the President's determination to once and for all bring an end to the Democrat DHS shutdown.
"In the coming days, Republicans in the Senate and House will be following through on the President's directive by fully funding the entire Department of Homeland Security on two parallel tracks: through the appropriations process and through the reconciliation process.
"We appreciate that Senator Graham and the Senate Bud...