Thune rejects new DHS offer from Democrats: ‘Not even close’

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) rejected the latest offer on funding for the Department of Homeland Security, accusing Democrats of “rehashing old ground” as a partial government shutdown nears a new record.

“They know better. They’re asking for things that have already been turned down. So, it just seems like they’re going in circles,” Thune told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday.

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