As far as Republicans are concerned, the safety and security of the United States means nothing if they cannot get president Obama to roll back his immigration order. And Republicans they will defund The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) if they cannot get their way.
Well, maybe that is not a totally fair statement. I was able to find one Republican who thinks that the safety and security of the United States is important and should not be used as a bargaining chip.
Republican Sen. Mark Kirk said Wednesday that his party made a mistake by picking a fight over President Barack Obama’s immigration actions, and said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) should bring up a “clean” bill to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded.
“I generally agree with the Democratic position here. I think we should have never fought this battle on DHS funding,” the Illinois senator said in the Capitol. “I think it’s the wrong battle for us at the wrong time.”
Does the GOP share blame for the impasse over DHS?
“It does,” Kirk said. “Had I been consulted, which I wasn’t, I don’t think we should have ever attached these issues to DHS funding. I always thought the burden of being in the majority is the burden of governing.”
