The stalemate over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was broken Wednesday as the Senate voted 98-2 to proceed to legislation that would prevent a partial government shutdown.
Democrats agreed to support the DHS bill after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) stripped out provisions inserted by the House that would reverse President Obama’s executive actions on immigration.
The only votes against proceeding to the bill came from Sens. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.).
“Democrats will support getting on the House Homeland Security funding bill. In exchange, the leader will provide the only amendment, [it] will be a clean Homeland Security funding substitute,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Put Your Spelunking Gear On: All Senate Republicans Cave On DHS Funding Except Two...
Sens. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) are the only conservatives with a spine left in the Senate. Remember this vote. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is most pleased.
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