U.S. Rep Greg Landsman voted against funding DHS as department suspends services and travelers face hours-long TSA wait times
U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, voted against a resolution that would provide funding that would end a partial government shutdown that has left the Department of Homeland Security without funding and led to longer security waits at airports nationwide.
The Democratic congressman voted against H.R. 7744, a resolution that would provide full funding to DHS after a weeks-long shutdown that has forced employees in multiple agencies to work without pay. The House passed the resolution on March 5 and sent it to the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
The shutdown has disrupted multiple services funded by the agency, including airport security and non-disaster-related aid.
Democratic Senate committee members proposed a separate bill to fund DHS agencies other than ICE and Customs and Border Protection on March 11. Republican committee members have blocked the bill, according to a report from The Hill.
The House previously passed a full-year appropriations bill in January, but Senate Democrats blocked the resolution and replaced the House’s version with a continuing resolution that would fund DHS through Feb. 13. DHS shut down on Feb. 14 after its funding expired.
Landsman released a statement after also voting against funding the appropriations bill that would have funded DHS in January. The congressman said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was “dangerous and deadly.”
“ICE needs to withdraw from Minneapolis immediately and the administration must pursue comprehensive fixes to keep Americans safe,” Landsman said.
Landsman previously said that ICE was “deadly” and “targeting law-abiding, legal immigrant and asylum seekers” in a January Substack post.
Crimes committed by the hundreds of illegal aliens arrested by ICE in Ohio include rape, sexual assault, homicide, kidnapping, weapon offenses, and drug trafficking, according to the DHS webpage Arrested: Worst of the Worst.
ICE has access to appropriations funds because long-term funding for the agency was included in the One, Big, Beautiful Bill, passed in July 2025.
Over 100,000 workers in other agencies have gone without pay due to the shutdown, including members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Transportation Security Agency, the U.S. Coast Guard, and thousands of federal law enforcement officers, according to a release from the White House.
Airports have reported increased wait times of up to 3.5 hours for travelers due to TSA staffing shortages, and airlines are advising passengers to arrive at the airport early, with JetBlue suggesting an arrival time of 3 hours ahead of departure for domestic flights and 4 hours for international flights, according to a report from Fox News.
The TSA website and app have been paused since Feb. 17, with the site saying that it “will not be updated until after funding is enacted.”
Ha Nguyen McNeill, a senior official for TSA, said that around 1,110 transportation security officers separated from the agency during the 43-day government shutdown in October and November 2025 in a Feb. 11 House appropriations committee hearing.
“Many TSOs that left attributed their separation due to the uncertainty, stress, missed paychecks, and financial hardships of the government shutdown,” McNeill said. “Right now, the Agency is focused on surge staffing in March, April, and May, to be prepared for Spring Break, summer, and World Cup travel. Another shutdown would severely impact TSA’s ability to meet these personnel needs.”
DHS reported that it had halted all non-disaster-related FEMA response efforts, ended its Customs and Border Protection Global Entry service, and suspended all courtesy and family police escorts at airports for members of Congress on Feb. 22, one week after the shutdown began, due to limited funds and personnel.
