Speech #1140011699

This motion rejects spending another 3 weeks failing to give our critical agency the budget certainty it needs to hire employees. invest in new equipment and technologies. and provide preparedness grants on which our communities rely. A $40 billion Cabinetlevel department must be able to plan more than 3 weeks in advance and must not be forced to rely on outdated funding levels or policies for 1 day longer than they already have. Madam Speaker. enough is enough. We know that the Senate cannot and will not pass a bill that irresponsibly ties Homeland Security funding to immigration policy. We know that the President would never sign such a bill into law. This charade is wreaking havoc on some of the most important agencies in our Federal Government.