Mr. President, as we all know, Congress has until
Friday to reach an agreement that ensures continuous funding for the
Federal Government. There is too much at stake for Republicans and
Democrats not to come together, particularly while serious bipartisan
conversations are underway on shared priorities, such as rebuilding our
military, fixing our broken immigration policy, and other issues. Now that a Federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction
preventing the administration from winding down the Obama
administration's DACA Program, it is clear that Congress has at least
until March, at a minimum and possibly even longer, to reach a
compromise that resolves the DACA question but also strengthens our
security and makes other needed reforms to our broken immigration
system. With no imminent deadline on immigration and with bipartisan
talks well underway, there is no reason why Congress should hold
government funding hostage over the issue of illegal immigration. I am confident that Senators on both sides of the aisle will choose
to avoid a manufactured crisis, reach a bipartisan funding agreement in
the coming days, and then continue our negotiations in these important
areas.
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