by Jill Bond
In their latest attempt to
inflict pain on the people they are supposed to govern, the
Republican-led majorities in both the House and Senate have separate
bills that would fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Funding for DHS is set to expire at midnight on Friday.
The DHS-immigration fiasco
has the House and Senate at odds with each other over the last several
days. The Senate ending up splitting the bill and sent a “clean” funding
proposal not tied to immigration over to the House. The Senate’s bill would fund DHS through September 30.
Meanwhile,
the House passed a bill that kicked this can down the road three
weeks. House Republicans have balked at not being able to hinge the
funding on blocking President Obama’s executive actions, leaving Boehner (in tears) mostly reliant on Democrats to approve it. There were unconfirmed reports that Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas actually threw a hissy fit.
Boehner will have to convince at least
25 Republicans to play nice with Democrats in order to pass a clean
bill, so expect to see him make some more pained faces for the camera as
he tries to convince conservatives that he put up a good fight.
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