House members got their chance last week to voice their dissent to the policies, but now must vote on short-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security without language to stop the agency from using the money to implement the executive actions. The funding for DHS would only go into early next year, giving Republicans another shake at using the spending process to block Obamas policies once the GOP controls both the House and Senate. Without a threat of a government shutdown, this sets up a direct challenge to the presidents unilateral actions on immigration when we have new majorities in both chambers of Congress, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said at a press conference on Wednesday morning.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 19:55:12 +0000
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