[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H1123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              DHS SHUTDOWN

  (Ms. ESTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. ESTY. Mr. Speaker, in 3 days, the Department of Homeland Security 
will needlessly run out of funding--yes, 3 days. Shutting down the 
Department of Homeland Security will jeopardize local disaster relief 
grants. It will stall critical safety training for firefighters and 
first responders and will force thousands of Border Patrol agents, 
Active Duty Coast Guard servicemembers, and airport security screeners 
across the country to work without pay.
  House Republicans are threatening the safety and security of our 
Nation and our families by refusing to pass a clean security funding 
bill, instead, pushing for anti-immigration amendments. This is unwise, 
this is unnecessary, and this is wrong. We should not play partisan 
politics when our Nation's security is on the line.
  We must pass a funding bill that does not include harmful provisions, 
so that our Nation remains safe and secure. That is why I ask unanimous 
consent that the House bring up H.R. 861, the clean Department of 
Homeland Security funding bill that would keep the Department open so 
it can carry out its mission of keeping the American people safe.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. As the Chair previously advised, that 
request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance.

                          ____________________