House Fails To Pass Funding For Homeland Security; Funds Run Out At Midnight
[su_right_ad]The Senate passed it, but the House did not, with a 203-224 vote.
The House GOP plan was to pass a three-week stopgap bill to delay the immigration fight with President Barack Obama until March 19.
But even that failed to pass, losing conservatives who considered it too much of a surrender as well as Democrats who demanded a yearlong DHS funding bill.
The vote was 203-224. Fifty-two Republicans voted against it, while 12 Democrats voted for it.
The vote was held open for long after time technically expired, in the hope that members would switch their votes and pull together the number needed for passage. Numerous lawmakers yelled for “regular order” on the House floor, calling for the vote to end.
After it was called, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) advised members that further votes may happen on Friday or the weekend.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest earlier Friday excoriated Republicans for refusing to take up a full-year DHS appropriations bill that reflects existing priorities.
“It exposes the danger of playing politics with our homeland security,” Earnest told reporters, while saying Obama would have signed a short-term bill if the alternative was a shutdown. “It represents an abject failure on the part of the new Republican Congress not to get this done.”
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Guy Lauten February 27th, 2015 at 5:39 pm
Worst. Speaker. Ever.
tiredoftea February 27th, 2015 at 5:51 pm
In the Worst. Congress. Ever!!
arc99 February 27th, 2015 at 5:45 pm
Lurking in right wing blogs is probably as close to an alternate universe as I ever want to get. I have done so, on and off for several years. Here is what I have learned.
When the Democratic party controls both houses of Congress, everything bad that happens on the hill is the Democrat’s fault.
When the Democratic party controls only one house of Congress, everything bad that happens on the hill is the Democrat’s fault.
When the Democratic party controls neither house of Congress, everything bad that happens on the hill is the Democrat’s fault.
All courtesy of the party of personal responsibility.
Questions?
allison1050 February 27th, 2015 at 5:55 pm
And so what else is new? ;(
Um Cara February 27th, 2015 at 7:11 pm
Outstanding comment, Arc. Very well put.
Obewon February 27th, 2015 at 6:58 pm
DHS is shutdown at midnight! 30,000 DHS employees are laid off. But frontline agents can work for free! House Majority Shitheads Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) advised members that further votes may happen on Friday or the weekend, or maybe sometime in March or April…
Jake February 27th, 2015 at 7:04 pm
What we are witnessing is white supremacy’s last stand, against reason, against time and against America.
Um Cara February 27th, 2015 at 7:10 pm
Great display of leadership, guys! You have both houses of congress, a president that says he’ll sign your stopgap measure to give you enough time to figure out how to do your jobs, and you STILL can’t pass anything.
Tim Coolio February 27th, 2015 at 8:59 pm
Can you just imagine if this was happening under a Democratic led house!
the rightwing bullies and fox fake news would have the ground shaking!
nola878 February 27th, 2015 at 7:21 pm
If this doesn’t prove that they put party before nation, nothing ever will.
Ah, who am I fooling…brain washed voters will continue to support these dolts no matter how much they put the nation in danger…
fahvel February 28th, 2015 at 3:47 am
but those dolts frighten the rest of the world.
Suzanne McFly February 27th, 2015 at 7:49 pm
Sad thing is the voters who voted for these idiots are proud of their votes because they voted against compromise and this is what you get.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker February 27th, 2015 at 7:58 pm
Republicans hate our country and prove it time and time again. They have no interest in governing.They continually place our citizens at risk and seek only power and money and yet they have the nerve to suggest our popular, twice elected (in landslides) President somehow doesn’t love our nation.
What a bunch of lying, treasonous, hate-filled asshats they are.
Tim Coolio February 27th, 2015 at 8:57 pm
They can’t be trusted with national security anymore.
mea_mark February 27th, 2015 at 9:05 pm
They can’t be trusted with the zippers on their pants, let alone national security.
Tim Coolio February 27th, 2015 at 8:57 pm
The GOP is emboldening the terrorists to hit us.
mea_mark February 27th, 2015 at 9:04 pm
Can we point them at the TP?
Tim Coolio February 27th, 2015 at 9:18 pm
That would be nice
Hirightnow February 27th, 2015 at 9:17 pm
I was about to comment upon your use of the word “emboldening”, but I realized that it’s a perfectly cromulent term.
Hirightnow February 27th, 2015 at 9:15 pm
Anyone want some popcorn?
Warman1138 February 28th, 2015 at 8:04 am
Do we really need DHS?
jybarz February 28th, 2015 at 8:28 am
I know it’s bad, but I hope something DHS related incident/s happen in red state/s during the shutdown. Although, as always, the repukes will find a way to blame Pres Obama.
anothertoothpick February 28th, 2015 at 9:36 am
So What secret law was passed after Raygun Executive order on emigration.
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=44317
and dubya’s executive order on emigration?
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/wbush-subjects.html
What law was passed that made it unconstitutional for Obama?