McConnnell, a Kentucky Republican, could soon hold a vote on legislation that would keep the agency open without targeting President Barack Obama’s immigration orders loathed by the GOP. (A separate vote would give Republicans a chance to go on record opposing the orders.)
The move has infuriated House conservatives who are urging their Senate counterparts to stand firm.
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Early this month, Rubio appeared to have moved toward supporting a “clean” DHS bill, telling a Las Vegas crowd that “we can’t let Homeland Security shut down.” But this week, he backed off those remarks, saying in New Hampshire: “I don’t believe we should pass a clean DHS bill. It’s very difficult to pass anything now because of the Democrats. They won’t let us get to 60 votes.”
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.): The former head of the hard-line Club for Growth said he was “very pleased” by the Texas judge’s ruling against Obama’s immigration actions, and that he’d support the “clean” DHS funding bill.