Funding for the Department of Homeland Security

Floor Speech

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Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, there are only 16 days left until the
Department of Homeland Security runs out of money. How did we find
ourselves in this situation?

Unfortunately, my Republican colleagues decided to play political
games with our national security. They decided to pass a DHS funding
bill they knew the Senate would not approve and the President would not
sign. They decided deporting DREAMers and the parents of American
children was more important than funding the Department that helps
protect the American people.

Thankfully, there is an easy solution to this manufactured crisis.
The Republican leadership could bring up a clean bill this afternoon,
and it would pass with strong bipartisan support.

Mr. Speaker, our most critical responsibility as Members of Congress
is to ensure that the men and women charged with protecting our Nation
have the resources to do their jobs.

It is time for the Republican leadership to stop playing games and
start living up to this basic obligation by bringing a clean DHS
funding bill to the floor.

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