Senate Democrats Force Mitch McConnell To Cave As Clean Homeland Security Bill Moves Forward

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Senate Democrats allowed a clean Homeland Security funding bill to move forward after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell caved and dropped the language that overturned President Obama’s immigration action.

Via The Hill:

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.) agreed to strip out provisions inserted by the House that would reverse President Obama’s executive actions on immigration.

McConnell ran for reelection last fall on a promise that he would confront President Obama and force the president to do the Republican Party’s bidding. Instead, it is McConnell who has been broken by a unified Democratic Senate resistance.

The stage is now set for the Senate to quickly pass a clean Homeland Security funding bill, and place all of the pressure on Speaker of the House John Boehner. The Senate agreement does not mean that a Homeland Security shutdown has been avoided. Boehner and the House Republicans have given no indication that they will pass a clean funding bill.

Rep. Boehner (R-OH) has been trying to blame Senate Democrats for the Homeland Security funding crisis, but that excuse ends today. Once the Senate passes the clean bill, Boehner will have a choice. He can pass a clean funding bill, or he can shut down Homeland Security.

His excuses are gone. Democrats in the Senate won. The Senate will pass a clean Homeland Security funding bill. If the country’s national security gets jeopardized, John Boehner and House Republicans will be blamed.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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