Democrats brush off latest DHS counteroffer from White House: ‘Wholly inadequate’

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by Sudiksha Kochi
March 18, 2026
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Democrats rejected the White House's latest Department of Homeland Security counteroffer as inadequate.

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Democrats brush off latest DHS counteroffer from White House: ‘Wholly inadequate’.

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