Thursday’s 45-55 test vote came as Democrats have threatened a partial government shutdown when money runs out on Friday. In the deal under discussion, Homeland Security would still be funded but for a short time to allow for negotiations on the Democrats’ demands. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent who caucuses with Democrats, has said that Congress should not send “another penny” to ICE until Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is fired. And across the Capitol, House Republicans have said they do not want any changes to the bill they passed last week. “The package will not come back through the House without funding for the Department of Homeland Security,” according to the letter.