A bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security has failed on a test vote in the Senate. Some in the Republican majority wanted to use the funding bill as a means to undo President Obama's executive actions on immigration.
The House approved similar legislation last month, but its failure to pass the Senate will mean an alternative funding bill will need to be put forward ahead of a looming deadline for the DHS budget at the end of this month.
by: BTE
A bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security has failed on a test vote in the Senate. Some in the Republican majority wanted to use the funding bill as a means to undo President Obama's executive actions on immigration.
The House approved similar legislation last month, but its failure to pass the Senate will mean an alternative funding bill will need to be put forward ahead of a looming deadline for the DHS budget at the end of this month.
The lack of DHS funding could pose problems for business travel, according to Michael W. McCormick, executive director and COO of the Global Business Travel Association. “Absent a full year funding bill, business travel can easily be disrupted, causing an immediate impact on our economy,” McCormick said in a statement. “We call on Congress to work together to fund DHS, which supports the movement of people, goods and services throughout our transportation system.”
Before the vote, Democrats claimed Republicans were risking shutting down a key government agency as global terror threats against the United States grow. But Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, called on Democrats to allow debate on the funding bill. “If the president wants Congress to pass a Department of Homeland Security appropriation bill, then he needs to talk to our friends in the minority here in the Senate who just blocked consideration of a $40 billion Department of Homeland Security funding bill,” Cornyn said.
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