[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2105]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              FUNDING DHS

  (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, as the sign points out, today marks 17 
days until the Department of Homeland Security shuts down, leaving our 
Nation's national security at risk.
  Why is DHS closing down? It is closing down for the reason that it is 
being held hostage because it is riddled with immigration policy riders 
which, as we all know, have a zero chance of being signed by the 
President.
  If funding lapses, our Nation's ports of entry will be severely 
impacted. For example, I represent the Port of Long Beach. They will 
not be able to upgrade their communications and their surveillance 
systems unless DHS continues and is able to put out grant funding. That 
is unacceptable and also very unwise.
  The Senate has made clear that it will not accept the current bill 
and will not pass that bill in its Chamber. It is now time for the 
Republican leadership in this House to end their political 
grandstanding and bring up a clean DHS bill immediately.

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