Democrats Won’t Debate Immigration Until DHS Funds Are Enacted
Funding expires after Friday for the Homeland Security agency.
A young boy looks up at the US Capitol under construction in Washington, DC, December 30, 2014.
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The Senate and House Democratic leaders stepped up pressure on House Republicans to fund the Department of Homeland Security, saying they won’t negotiate on a spending measure that also blocks U.S. immigration policies.
“If they send over a bill with all the riders in it, they’ve shut down the government,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said at a news conference Thursday in Washington. “If they want to debate immigration when this is all over with, we’ll be happy to do it.”