DHS funding
Definition
The budgetary allocations and financial resources provided by the U.S. Congress to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which manages national security, border protection, immigration, cybersecurity, and disaster response.
In political discourse, often refers to contentious appropriations debates that can lead to government shutdowns impacting DHS operations, such as airport security and border enforcement.
Examples
Congress's latest DHS funding triumph has TSA lines wrapping around the block like a patriotic conga line.
With DHS funding in such capable hands, border agents are innovating new ways to patrol on pure optimism.
The President's memo on DHS funding brilliantly ensures workers get paid without the pesky need for a full budget.
DHS funding negotiations prove once again that bipartisan gridlock is the real homeland security.