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The fight has little to do with most functions of the department, which was established in the wake of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The disagreement is over Republicans trying to block the president’s executive action on immigration. And the clock is ticking ever closer to the Feb. 27 deadline when the department runs out of money.
Democrats have repeatedly blocked the bill in the Senate, getting an early start on earning the obstructionist label they so often assigned to their Republican rivals.
Seeing no path to 60 votes to proceed to debate on the House bill, McConnell urged Boehner and the House to try passing another measure – perhaps without the controversial immigration language – that could pass the Senate.
“It's clear we can't get on the bill, we can't offer amendments to the bill, and I think it would be pretty safe to say we're stuck because of Democratic obstruction on the Senate side,” McConnell, R-Kentucky, said. “So the next move, obviously, is up to the House.”
But Boehner has tuned out that plea for help.
“I love Mitch,” Boehner said with a smile. “He has a tough job to do and so do I.”
To complicate matters, Congress is scheduled to be out of session next week for its first recess of the year. That leaves only six scheduled legislative days to find a solution and send a bill to the president.
“If there's something they don't like about it, the legislative process actually allows them to put an amendment at the desk and go and fight to make that change,” House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, said. “That's how this legislative process works.”
Congress often waits until the 11th hour, particularly on difficult budget proposals, but Republican leaders concede there is no clear exit strategy for this fight.
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