WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, posted the following news release:

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MAGA Republicans Continue to Block Bipartisan Bill to Fund Department of Homeland Security

After House Republican leadership chose to extend the Homeland Security shutdown by blocking the bipartisan bill passed unanimously by the Senate, the shutdown continued, becoming the longest in American history.