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 Obama’s executive amnesty of threatening the nation’s security, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) had to set the record straight on Thursday.
Senate Democrats have used the filibuster and blocked the House’s Homeland Security spending bill, which funds the department except for Obama’s executive amnesty, three times, and Sessions said Democrats like Durbin are putting Obama’s executive amnesty, which also undermines the country’s 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 you’re leading to block the bill that funds Homeland Security? I mean, how much more obvious can the answer be to what’s holding up funding for the Department of Homeland Security?… You and your team of filibusterers. That’s 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. “That’s the answer to your question.”
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“Better put some ice on it, Turban.”
Yep, they don’t call him “Turban Durbin” for nothing.
Sure, filibusters are used by all. Care to address the liberal lies and misrepresentation issues? Such as, if you like hour doctor, insurance costs to go down 2,500 annually, Republican will take from Medicare when it was Obama that stripped 750,000 from it?
bump
Yup. Link
I didn't disagree.
See reply 24.
Jeff Sessions a national treasure.
Nothing at that link about 500 Republican filibusters.
agreed.
Ditto
Even on FNC today, the narrative was that Republicans are attempting to leave the entire country in danger by not funding Homeland Security.
Nary a mention that it was only Obama's unconstitutional and unpopular amnesty that was getting the ax.
No doubt LIVs have their panties in a wad.
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