BOOM: John Thune Confirms DHS Funding Vote Requiring ONLY 50 Votes Happening Soon

The Democrat-fueled partial government shutdown over DHS funding has officially entered its 65th day.

Now, as a result of the Democrats’ repeated refusal to fund the DHS, Republicans are forced to use an alternative route to get it passed.

Senate Leader John Tune just confirmed that Republicans are pursuing a reconciliation process, which will allow them to bypass the usual 60-vote rule.

They will only need 50 votes, plus Vice President JD Vance as the tie-breaking vote, to get it done!

Watch what Thune had to say here:

🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: Senate Leader John Thune announces a vote is about to happen ONLY NEEDING 50 VOTES to pass DHS and ICE funding

50 votes + JD Vance

"We have been FORCED by Democrats to use reconciliation."

FORCE the SAVE AMERICA ACT through as well, Thune!

The people DEMAND… pic.twitter.com/bkUFwqDjMQ

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 21, 2026

Voting will be happening in the coming days, likely beginning this week.

This budget resolution is actually a better solution than the original package that Republicans were trying to pass for one big reason…

It won’t just fund the DHS and ICE for the next year, but for the next three years!

CBS News has more details:

The resolution authorizes the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security committees to draft legislation to increase spending by up to $70 billion each, which would be used to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and parts of Customs and Border Protection. The final bill’s price tag is expected to be around $70 billion total, an aide to Senate Majority Leader John Thune said shortly after the resolution was released.

The measure is a key step toward approving the funding through the budget reconciliation process, which allows Senate Republicans to advance legislation with direct budgetary consequences without Democratic votes. Republicans are aiming to fund the agencies for 3.5 years, guaranteeing funds for immigration enforcement through the remainder of the Trump presidency.

For months, Democrats have opposed funding ICE and CBP, seeking reforms following two deadly shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis in January. But after talks failed to yield an agreement, Senate Republicans opted to fund the bulk of DHS through the appropriations process, while moving funding for immigration enforcement separately.

Senate Republicans are aiming to begin voting on the budget resolution as early as midweek, with a goal of moving quickly to get the final bill to the president’s desk by the June 1 deadline he set.

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Get it done, Senate…

Then, pass the SAVE America Act!

Exactly this:

If we are using procedural maneuvers to pass DHS with reconciliation, we should use procedural maneuvers to pass SAVE America by any means possible

INCLUDING nuking the filibuster or attaching it to must-pass legislation or FISA

FIGHT!

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 21, 2026

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