Posted on 02/23/2015 7:38:48 AM PST by SeekAndFind
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led Congress returns to town Monday with no viable plan to avert a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security less than five days away on Friday.
The GOP is caught between wanting to use DHS funding to block to President Barack Obama's executive actions to shield upwards of 4 million people from deportation and give them 3-year work permits, and not wanting to be held responsible for shutting down the department.
In a testament to the party's struggles, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has teed up a procedural vote Monday afternoon on the same bill that Democrats have successfully filibustered three different times. The bill, passed by the House, overturns Obama's immigration initiatives dating back to 2011. Senate Democrats intend to filibuster it a fourth time.
It is the first critical leadership test for McConnell, who ruled out shutdowns shortly after his party was elected to the Senate majority. "There is no possibility of a government shutdown," he told TIME magazine.
An order by a federal judge last week to temporarily halt Obama's immigration moves hasn't moved GOP leaders off their demands to roll back the actions, and Democrats remain equally determined to defend them. Part of the reason is they don't want to set a precedent in which Republicans can force policy changes with threats to stop the government from functioning.
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The plan is to fold at the last moment.
Shahil, your headline leads the reader to think ‘Congress’ must act, but your opening lines about “Republican-led” tell me what you are. Why not instead ask a question about what Hussein will do to prevent a shutdown?
I’d hazard a guess you were perfectly fine with a PPACA bill passed only by Democrats. Why ask Congress now about funding for DHS or any other freedom usurping agency? Go ask your President about it.
Well if homeland defense isn’t going to defend our borders, maybe it should be shut down.
Mitch McConnell is prepared to meet Ben Dover
Why do we need a Dept of Home Security? It is just a jobs program on our dime that does something that we do for ourselves or what business should do for itself.
Shut it down. Call it budget cuts.
I hope you are wrong.
Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure you’re right.
Part of the reason is they don’t want to set a precedent in which Republicans can force policy change to OBama’s EO.
The rats still obstructing logic.
Remind me again of who’s in the majority?
“Shahil, your headline leads the reader to think ‘Congress’ must act, but your opening lines about “Republican-led” tell me what you are. Why not instead ask a question about what Hussein will do to prevent a shutdown?”
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The publication Business Insider is run and staffed largely by leftists. It always has been and we need to be aware of that fact.
Nuclear option the Senate to pass the bill with 51 Republican votes to force Obama to shut down the DHS with a veto.
That’s what should happen! But won’t..GOP will cave.
Besides, even the name “department of homeland security” has a rather sinister creepy third-reich air about it.
No reference to dimocrat obstructionists in the senate?
Total Kabuki Comedy, fear not, the looting will continue. God, have mercy on us, and free us from slavery.
Business Insider is as liberal as they come.
Yes they do. Its called a complete cave in.
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