House Fully Funds DHS, No Immigration Riders
Sean Sullivan of the Washington Post reports that House Speaker John A. Boehner “surrendered [yesterday] to Democratic demands to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security, ending a tense three-month showdown over immigration. But the move could further strain relations between the speaker and hard-line conservatives, whose growing dissent threatens the future of the unified Republican majority.”
After weeks of delay, Boehner cleared the way for the House to vote on a bill funding DHS through September. The legislation passed 257 to 167, with the support of all Democrats who voted but just 75 Republicans, less than a third of the caucus. President Obama was expected to sign it swiftly.
The funding bill averted a DHS shutdown. Democrats had stood firm against Republican attempts to use the debate to fight Obama’s executive actions on immigration.
KJ