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Trump Offers Up Deal For SAVE America Act And DHS Funding

Kennedy again proposed that senators lose their pay during government shutdowns.

Trump Offers Up Deal For SAVE America Act And DHS Funding
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This article1 analysis · Oct 8, 2026
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The article argues that President Trump’s offer to cut $5 billion in ICE funding while advancing the SAVE America Act could pressure Democrats during the partial DHS shutdown. It also recounts Sen. John Kennedy’s renewed effort to withhold senators’ pay during shutdowns and Sen. Brian Schatz’s objection.

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John Kennedy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who again proposed withholding senators’ pay during government shutdowns

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President proposing a deal tying a $5 billion ICE funding cut to the SAVE America Act and DHS funding

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Brian Schatz
D · HI · SEN

Hawaii senator who objected to Kennedy’s resolution

John Barrasso
R · WY · SEN

Wyoming senator who asked whether a senator could object and leave

Jim Banks
R · IN · SEN

Indiana senator who said the objection had been raised and heard

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