Mr. Speaker. clause 2 of House rule XXI prohibits inclusion of language "changing existing law." commonly referred to as the prohibition on legislating on appropriations bills. yet that is why the House comes in today facing another deadline that puts our national security and DHS workforce at riskbecause we are trying to legislate through appropriations. I am completely in favor of the deliberative process by which this body is supposed to conduct itself. and. while I support the Presidents executive action on immigration reform. I would also support a robust debate on it in this House. However. you know as well as I do that forcing this debate through holding hostage the funding of a critical component of our Nations security is not the proper way to go about having this debate.
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