An impending government shutdown would “stall funding” for the Federal Emergency Management Agency shortly after a “crippling” winter storm, Sen. Marsha Blackburn told The Daily Signal. “Most of the Democrats do not want a shutdown,” Blackburn said. Democrat threats to shut down the government by voting no on DHS funding come after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, 37, in Minneapolis by federal immigration enforcement officers. If the Senate removed DHS funding from the package, it would have to go back to the House for approval. “Tennessee has been hit unbelievably hard with the ice storm,” Blackburn said.