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WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Sunday he believes he has the Republican votes to end a partial government shutdown within days and that the chamber will debate Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reforms for two weeks after that.

"I'm confident that we'll do it at least by Tuesday. We have a logistical challenge of getting everyone in town," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press." Transport problems are persisting following a snowstorm that affected travel in the southeastern U.S.

The government entered what is expected to be a brief shutdown on Saturday after Congress failed to approve a deal to keep a wide swath of operations funded. The Senate easily passed a spending package on Friday but the House of Representatives is out of town.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers have been working to ensure a debate over immigration enforcement does not disrupt other government operations. That is a contrast from last autumn, when both parties dug into their positions in a dispute over health care, prompting a shutdown that lasted a record 43 days and cost the economy an estimated $11 billion.

The deal approved by the Senate would separate the Department of Homeland Security from the broader spending package. This would allow lawmakers to approve funding for agencies such as the Pentagon and the Department of Labor while new restrictions are considered on federal immigration agents.

Johnson, whose Republicans have a razor-thin majority in the House, said "our intention" is to fund all agencies except for DHS by Tuesday, "and then we will have two weeks of good faith negotiations to figure it out."

The bill contains a two-week stop-gap measure to fund DHS, but legislation on full-year DHS funding is in abeyance pending a deal on changes to ICE practices.

Democrats are demanding reforms for ICE such as requiring mandatory body cameras, and ending their roving patrols and use of masks.

Johnson said he believes the Trump administration will make changes to some DHS practices but said ICE agents wear masks to protect their own identities and their families.

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