[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 517]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, in December, Congress passed a 
spending bill to keep the government open, finally providing some 
certainty to our economy.
  Another shutdown was the last thing anyone needed, but we cannot 
forget that one agency was left out: the Department of Homeland 
Security. Creating uncertainty at Homeland Security is reckless because 
it threatens our national security.
  The tragic events in France remind us that we need to be as vigilant 
as ever. So why is this funding held back? So the majority can try to 
force its immigration policy on the President and the full Congress.
  We can and we should have the immigration debate, but it should not 
hold hostage the hardworking men and women who guard our ports and 
protect our borders.
  Mr. Speaker, let's do the right thing. Let's fund Homeland Security 
and have a proper debate on immigration. This is not an either/or 
situation; it is a both/and.

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