| Senate Dems block immigration bill for third day in a row The Hill (Washington, DC), by Bernie Becker |
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| Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked, for the third time in as many days, a Homeland Security spending measure that would also torpedo President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. Similar to the previous two votes, Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) joined nearly every Senate Democrat in opposing the roughly $40 billion spending bill. Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) switched his vote from “yes” to “no” in order to preserve his ability to bring the measure to the floor again. The other Republicans all voted for the measure in the 52-47 procedural vote, leaving the Senate eight votes short of the 60 |
