Reid Digs in on Opposition to House-Passed DHS Bill, Following Third Dem Filibuster
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., again chided Republican leadership on Feb. 5 for moving to debate a Department of Homeland Security funding measure that would obstruct implementation of President Barack Obama's November executive action on immigration. Earlier in the…
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day, Senate Democrats filibustered the third Republican attempt this week to open debate on the bill (see 1502040062">1502040062). Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., joined Democrats in opposition. "If Republicans want to debate immigration we can go right ahead and do that. But not on the back of homeland security," said Reid in a statement (here). Congress funds CBP through DHS appropriations legislation and funding will lapse on Feb. 28. The House passed HR-240 (here), the bill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., wants to debate, in January.