[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 17 (Monday, February 2, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, there is an issue that is now before this 
body. It is an important issue. All we need to look at is what is going 
on around the world--terrorism attack in Australia; terrorism attack in 
Canada; in France, scores of people killed. We saw what happened in 
Belgium. Terrorism is for real. Senator McCaskill said it about the 
best way I have seen it described. The Republicans are more afraid of 
the DREAMers than they are of ISIS. By the way, ISIS said they are 
coming our way. Why should we be dealing with issues that have nothing 
to do with homeland security?
  We should pass a homeland security bill with no strings attached to 
it. That is where we are going to wind up. If the Republican majority 
in the House and the Senate wants to have a CR for Homeland Security--a 
continuing resolution--that would cut about $1 billion out of the 
budget for Homeland Security.
  Homeland Security was developed after 9/11. It was a bipartisan piece 
of legislation that consolidated 22 different government agencies. We 
need to get that done and sent to the President in a clean fashion. If 
my Republican colleagues have some problem with something the President 
has done on immigration, for example, hit it head-on. Do not hide 
behind Homeland Security. We need a safe homeland. I hope my Republican 
colleagues will join us to get that done as quickly as possible.

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