I stand ready to immediately pass the other bills in this package by unanimous consent next week and provide short term funding for DHS so the Senate can fully debate and vote on common sense reforms to ICE that bolster the rule of law.
I stand ready to immediately pass the other bills in the package by unanimous consent next week and provide short-term DHS funding so the Senate can debate and vote on ICE reforms.
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Evidence
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Reed said, "I stand ready to immediately pass the other bills in this package by unanimous consent next week and provide short term funding for DHS so the Senate can fully debate and vote on common sense reforms to ICE."
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The Senate record shows ongoing consideration of the six-bill appropriations package and a unanimous-consent agreement for later consideration, but not immediate passage of the other bills the way Reed described.
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The Senate did not approve the package on Reed's stated timeline; the record shows a cloture vote on the appropriations package failed, with the motion to proceed not reaching final passage.
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Reed's office said Senate Republicans "again blocked" a straightforward bill to fund DHS agencies like TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, and CISA while talks on ICE and CBP continued.
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Reed said the Senate approved by unanimous consent an agreement to end the DHS shutdown, funding TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA, and CISA while excluding ICE and Border Patrol as Democrats continued to press for reforms.
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The Senate approved by unanimous consent an agreement to end the nearly six-week-long DHS shutdown, funding TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA, CISA, and customs officers while excluding ICE and Border Patrol as Democrats continued to press for reforms.
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Reed’s office said Republicans again blocked a bill to fund DHS agencies like TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, and CISA while negotiations on ICE and CBP continued.
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"Congressional Republicans have gifted ICE a $120-plus billion slush fund with little to no accountability."
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"Date Approved April 30, 2026"
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"Mar. 26, considered and passed Senate, amended. Mar. 27, House concurred in Senate amendment with an amendment pursuant to H. Res. 1142. Apr. 2, Senate disagreed to House amendment. Apr. 30, House receded from its amendment and concurred in Senate amendment."
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"The Senate-passed bill would fund the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the U.S. Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), and customs officers at border checkpoints, while excluding ICE and the Border Patrol"
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"0324 Mar 24 | H.R.7147 | DHS Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2026 motion to proceed | Thune | Mar 26 | 53 - 47 No. 74 | F"
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"Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, sought unanimous consent to pass her legislation to fund DHS agencies like the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Coast Guard, Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and other important DHS functions while talks on ICE and CBP proceed."
Assessments
Reed publicly committed on January 24, 2026 to immediately pass the remaining bills by unanimous consent the next week and to provide short-term DHS funding. The Senate record and later Reed statements show that did not happen on that timeline: the package was still in procedural consideration, cloture/proceeding did not reach final passage, and the eventual DHS funding deal came about two months later and was narrower than the package he described. That is a serious attempt with some later, partial movement, but not fulfillment of the stated promise.
Reed publicly pledged (Jan 24, 2026) to immediately pass the remaining bills by unanimous consent the following week and provide short-term DHS funding to enable Senate debate on ICE reforms. Congressional records and subsequent statements show the unanimous-consent passage did not occur on his stated timeline (cloture failed and consideration continued in late Jan). Republicans repeatedly blocked straightforward short-term funding bills in the ensuing weeks, and the short-term DHS funding agreement that was ultimately approved (Mar 27, 2026) came later and excluded ICE and Border Patrol funding. Because Reed advocated for and supported short-term funding and engaged in the effort but the action was delayed and narrower than promised (no immediate UC passage and no inclusion of ICE reforms), the claim is partially fulfilled.
Reed made the promised effort in the same Senate term, publicly backing immediate unanimous-consent passage and short-term DHS funding, and later supported a bipartisan unanimous-consent deal that reopened/funded major DHS functions while ICE/CBP issues remained separated for reform debate. However, the specific promised outcome was not fully delivered on the stated next-week timeline: the package did not pass immediately, procedural votes failed or remained pending, and the eventual March 27, 2026 funding deal was narrower than the original promise. This supports partial fulfillment with credit for serious effort, not full delivery.