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DeGette: Continued Congressional Dysfunction Endangers Homeland Security

February 27, 2015

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement after voting against H.J.Res. 35, which would continue to jeopardize long-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security:

"For weeks, Washington has been consumed by a crisis of its own making. Instead of doing the responsible thing, House Republican leaders refuse to consider a clean funding plan for the Department of Homeland Security and continue with this invented political logjam. In the meantime, dedicated public safety workers don't know whether their next paycheck will come, and important grants for Colorado first responders remain frozen. It is well past time for Republican leaders to do the responsible thing and fund the Department of Homeland Security for the rest of the year.

"This situation is only made worse by the fact that it all stems from right-wing outrage over the President's temporary, partial plan to address our broken immigration system. We should address our immigration issues in a comprehensive way and fund the department charged with keeping America safe."

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