Everyone agrees DHS should receive robust funding to carry out their mission of keeping the American people safe. and Im pleased to see there is bipartisan. bicameral agreement on funding levels for the agency. However. I am very disappointed that the Republican majority had decided to add poisonpill amendments to this legislation related to the Presidents actions on immigration. This is putting the American people at risk and is unacceptable. Global tensions remain high following the terrorist attacks in France. and we should not be letting down our guard at this critical time. Yet this is exactly what we are doing by passing H.R. 240 today. This legislation has no chance of being signed into law. as President Obama has already said he would veto the bill. If my friends on the other side of the aisle are so concerned about immigration. they should work with Democrats in a bipartisan manner on comprehensive immigration reform. I stand ready to work with them on this critical issue. I want to address the DeSantis Amendment to this legislation.
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