Posted on 02/13/2015 8:36:26 AM PST by cotton1706
BREITBART | When Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) accused Republicans opposed to spending federal funds to implement President Barack Obamas executive amnesty of threatening the nations security, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) had to set the record straight on Thursday.
Senate Democrats have used the filibuster and blocked the Houses Homeland Security spending bill, which funds the department except for Obamas executive amnesty, three times, and Sessions said Democrats like Durbin are putting Obamas executive amnesty, which also undermines the countrys security, ahead of funding the department.
Earlier in the day, Durbin said he has been trying to understand what is holding up funding for the Department of Homeland Security and accused Republicans of undermining an agency that was created after the 9/11 attacks.
Have you ever heard of a filibuster? Sessions asked Durbin. What about the filibuster youre leading to block the bill that funds Homeland Security? I mean, how much more obvious can the answer be to whats holding up funding for the Department of Homeland Security? You and your team of filibusterers. Thats what it is. There is no doubt about that. We need to get this straight.
He said Durbin should not blame Republicans for not attempting to fund Homeland Security because the whole world knows who is blocking the bill that funds Homeland Security.
The house has passed a bill. They have sent it to the senate. More than a majority of the Senators have voted to pass the bill and fund the Department of Homeland Security, and you as the Democratic whip are leading the filibuster to block it from even coming up on the floor so amendments can be offered, Sessions said. Thats the answer to your question.
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What’s good for the goose is apparently not good for the gander.
Whatever happened to the nuclear option regarding filibusters??
Force Obama to veto Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, the Defense budget. Then get in front of the cameras and trumpet that Obama doesn't care about regular Americans, only blacks and illegals.
That was only for presidential appointments other than the Supreme Court.
Yet again, only one Republican Senator speaks out. Charming.
Better put some ice on it, Turban.
That’s my thinking also. What would Harry Reid do?
In that case, when the recess is over, McConnell and Boehner should Adjourn both houses til July.
Dingy Harry would have just deemed it passed and sent it on to the president
Democrats buying votes w/ our tax dollars: illegals get SS payments, refunds of taxes already paid, more and more EITC refunds. The IRS director told Congress that even if illegals did not file taxes, as long as the illegal could demonstrate he worked off-the-books during those years.
Thus the universe of people eligible for the tax credit expands by millions. The IRS said only about 700,000 illegal immigrants currently work and pay taxes using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, but as many as 4 million illegals could get a stay of deportation and work permits under Obama's temporary amnesty, which would mean they would be eligible to claim back-refunds if they worked those years.
DEMOCRATS COUNT THE VOTES:
<><> Obama's stopping deportation of illegals includes even violent felons w/ criminal convictions.....as long as they can vote.
<><> the Democrat vote expands geometrically--- via Obama's new "border security" plan, chain migration is expanded to allow illegals already here to bring underage children, adult children, grandchildren, even step-parents into the United States.
Johnson apparently assumes he and Obama have the authority to nullify federal laws that don't serve their personal agenda.
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REFERENCE Sheriff Justin Smith, Larimer County Colorado's Facebook post responded to, what he considers, are "veiled threats" issued from the govt office of DHS' Jeh Johnson to all police chiefs and sheriffs around the country.
MEMO TO L/E UNDER DHS THREATS: Sheriff Justin Smith and nationwide L/E, police chiefs and sheriffs due federal grants need to act now:
The Bank Secrecy Act must be mobilized----to follow the paper trail and determine how DHS govt monies changes hands; to determine the scope and dimension of collusion in sub rosa deals (and who might be personally profiting).
<><> L/E needs to examine DHS and its related agencies' bank accounts.
<><> Joint bank accounts might be used to facilitate the transfer funds from one account to another, and/or wire- transferred offshore;
<><> To cover their tracks, DHS insiders might create fake invoices to show that govt money deposited into accounts was being used for legitimate and constitutional purposes.
<><> Financial schemes scheme might be advanced by issuing phony statements of payments from financial sources that actually covered the transfer of funds for insiders' personal use and/or for redistribution schemes.
The “rules” are always different for Democrats. Libs believe that the more a lie is told, the more it becomes truth. They have got away with that for years.
what a good leader or president jeff would indeed make.
And the GOP used over 500 filibusters to obstruct Obama's policies since 2009. Is there anyone who is surprised that now that they're in the minority that the Democrats are doing the same?
Jeff Sessions For President!!
Seriously, he is the one senator who has been steadfast in standing for the rule of law, American sovereignty, and the citizens of this country.
Jeff Sessions would be a GREAT president. He has the experiences, maturity and a genuine constitutional conservative vision. hillary would melt in debates against him.
“And the GOP used over 500 filibusters to obstruct Obama’s policies since 2009. Is there anyone who is surprised that now that they’re in the minority that the Democrats are doing the same? “
You sure about that DooDoo Dog? Have a link for the data?
Go nuclear and stop the bs
Link thank you
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