McConnell Pledges Vote on House-Passed DHS Funding Bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he planned to take up the House-passed Department of Homeland Security spending measure during Jan. 25 remarks on 60 Minutes, alongside Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio (here). The legislation blocks implementation…
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of President Barack Obama's November executive action on immigration. Boehner led the effort to pass the bill on Jan. 14, even though the White House threatened a veto days before (see 1501130008). DHS funding includes appropriations for CBP, and spending for the department will expire on Feb. 28. "We will try to pass the House bill when it comes over to us," said McConnell. "And I think it will be vigorously supported by the vast majority of my members."