Senate Dems Block Department of Homeland Security Funding Bill Again
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Credit: Architect of the Capitol(WASHINGTON) — For the second time this week, Senate Democrats stopped the House-approved Department of Homeland Security funding bill, which includes immigration provisions, from moving forward in the Senate.
The Senate voted 53-47 on the motion to reconsider the cloture vote on the bill, falling seven votes short of the 60 votes needed to move forward with debate on the bill.
The Senate first voted on the bill Tuesday and the House voted on it last month. It’s unclear if Senate Majority Leader McConnell will try to go for a third vote on this or let it go.
The legislation is controversial because it includes provisions blocking President Obama’s recent executive actions on immigration.
Democratic Senators are pushing their conservative colleagues to pass a clean bill without immigration provisions attached before the end of the day on Feb. 27 when funding runs out.
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