Senate Majority Leader John Thune defended on Wednesday a Department of Homeland Security funding framework as it comes under heavy criticism from Democrats and some conservatives.
“I think it’s going to be … still the best landing spot, but we haven’t heard anything back from the Dems yet,” Thune said when asked if the framework was still viable.
He added that the best way for the shutdown to end would be for Democrats to “take a deal” but added that he doubted they “have a clear idea about what they want to do or how they see us concluding.”
“But hopefully they want to see it conclude, because we do, too,” he added.
Thune said he spoke Tuesday…
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