I guess he means it is fun to block Homeland Security appropriations bills not once. not twice. not three times. but four separate times. But filibustering this critical funding for the men and women who protect us every day is not my idea of fun. nor is it. I suspect. for the thousands of men and women who work in the Department of Homeland Security. from the Coast Guard to the Border Patrol to all of the people who work day in and day out to try and help keep us safe in the homeland. When given the opportunity four times over the last few weeks to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security while rolling back the Presidents unconstitutional Executive action. four times Senate Democrats have taken the low road and continued to obstruct. Over the last several weeks. we pointed out the tough talk that came from some Senate Democrats last fall when the President issued his Executive action on immigration back when the President made his intent clear to follow through with a series of unilateral actions that he had previously said. on 22 different occasions. he didnt have the authority to do. Twentytwo times the President said publicly he didnt have the authority to do it. and last November. after being encouraged to wait until after the election so it didnt have a negative blowback on people running for the Senate. he went ahead and did it anyway. As I noted before. some of our colleagues on the other side expressed their concerns at the time.
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