In the end. the bill passed with six or eight Democratic votes. was sent to the President. and was vetoed. So the first 3 weeks were spent on this politically controversial issue. for which. at the end of the day. the Presidents veto was sustained. and it was wiped off the slate. Then we went into a rather bizarre chapter here where the House Republicans insisted that beforebeforethey would fund the Department of Homeland Securityyou know. the folks at the airport. the people who are guarding our bordersbefore they would fund the Department of Homeland Security to guard us against terrorism. we had to vote on five separate riders relative to the Presidents immigration Executive orders. They held up this appropriationgiving partial funding to it week after week after weekuntil we finally said: Enough is enough. Fund this agency that keeps us safe.
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