[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2662]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                FUND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

  (Mr. SCHIFF asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise to join my colleagues in urging the 
GOP leadership to advance legislation that will keep the American 
people safe by continuing to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
  Just yesterday, with the arrest of three suspects in New York City 
planning to assist terror groups or join ISIS, we see the continuing 
imperative of a vibrant homeland security effort.
  In a matter of hours, funding for the Department will expire, thereby 
forcing thousands of essential employees to put their lives on the line 
without pay. State and local law enforcement operations will be among 
the hardest hit if we allow funding to lapse.
  By bringing a clean spending bill to the floor, we have the power to 
prevent the dangerous partial shutdown of the government. Our Nation's 
security is at stake here, and another day of inaction by this Congress 
is unacceptable. Let's vote on a clean spending bill today.
  Mr. Speaker, 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 the mission of keeping the 
American people safe.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Trott). As the Chair previously advised, 
that request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance.

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