Rep. Self: Senate Must Fund DHS, Address Iran, Surveillance

It's April 21st.

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Rip keeps sell from Texas is calling out the Senate

as lawmakers head back to the hill.

The partial shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security

has dragged on for more than nine weeks,

and he says it's time for the upper chamber too.

Step up on funding talks.

House Republicans like self weren't happy

with how the Senate handled things before Easter,

trying to split off funding for immigration and customs.

Enforcement and customs and border protection

from the rest of the department.

His stance is clear.

The whole agency needs full funding to move ahead.

On the Iran front, self points to big wins

like crippling their nuclear program and proxy forces,

but he's pushing for a quit permanent fix.

With no regime change yet, and the 60-day mark

nearing for congressional okay on military moves,

Congress wants the president's full plan, even for.

A 30-day extension.

Shifting to surveillance, self and others demand warrants

before spying on American citizens

and a ban on central bank digital currency in the FISA.

Renewable bill.

Speaker Mike Johnson's push for a five-year extension

flop last week, and self says that's off the table now.

These fights over DHS cash, Pfizer rules,

and election security bills like the Save America Act

are stacking up fast, making it tough to tackle them all.

Without delays.