[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 24 (Thursday, February 12, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H992]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

  (Mr. GALLEGO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  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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