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Post by bot on Feb 23, 2015 20:16:26 GMT -5
Hoyer: With One Week Until DHS Shuts Down, Republicans Should Pass Clean Funding Bill WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today, which marks one week until the Department of Homeland Security shuts down unless Congress acts: “With just one week left before the Department of Homeland Security runs out of funding, Congress must act swiftly to pass a clean funding measure to ensure our homeland security agencies have the resources needed to meet the challenges we face. If the Republican-controlled Congress shuts down the Department on February 27, thousands of agents would be furloughed, along with thousands forced to work without pay, and first responders across the country would be left without important federal support. “Democrats continue to support a clean bill at the funding levels agreed to by both parties in December, and every Member of our Caucus would join with Republicans to send such a bill to the President – without the partisan provisions that hold our homeland security hostage to deporting millions of immigrant children and their parents. If Republicans want to change our immigration policies, they ought to bring a comprehensive immigration reform bill to the Floor and work in a bipartisan way to enact it. I strongly urge the Speaker and Majority Leader to let the House vote this coming week to keep the Department of Homeland Security open so that it can keep Americans safe.” Visit www.democraticwhip.gov for more press, floor, and member resources.
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