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Some Democrats who voted for recent funding bills said they'll vote against any DHS bill without restrictions on enforcement operations. The deadline to avert a shutdown is Friday.
"We should not fund this terror."
Democratic lawmakers are calling for their colleagues to vote against a DHS funding bill in the Senate.
Senate Democrats are expressing optimism they'll be able to flip the chamber this year after it looked all but impossible last year.
In Alaska, Ohio, North Carolina and Maine, Democrats have fielded Senate candidates who won statewide office before, raising expectations to flip seats.
State Sen. Andrea Hunley's decision not to seek reelection means there's officially three Indianapolis-area senators on their way out the door.