Mr. Speaker. I rise in strong support of H.R. 240. the Clean Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. as it provides full funding of the Department of Homeland Security. including support for important federal cybersecurity initiatives. disaster relief and recovery programs. and essential law enforcement activities that are critical for ensuring the Department can help keep our Nation safe from harm. I encourage support of this bill as it does not contain any of the "poison pill" amendments designed to constrain the Presidents authority to defer deportation of undocumented immigrants. Mr. Speaker. I would like to take this time to highlight the pointlessness of the actions of House Republicans to use the funding of the Department of Homeland Security as a bargaining chip to extract concessions from the President.
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