READ: Rubio gets personal with Iowans
Asked about the debate on Wednesday during a book tour stop in Las Vegas, Rubio declared: “We have to fund Homeland Security.”
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And on Wednesday, another potential presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, placed blame on Senate Democrats for refusing to vote for the House DHS funding bill, which includes a provision undoing Obama’s executive action. He accused them of “holding DHS hostage” in defense of the executive order, noting that a federal judge this week issued an injunction blocking its implementation.
“That amnesty program has now been declared illegal by a federal court, so Senate Democrats should look very closely at this opinion and decide if they are willing to jeopardize national security, which is both reckless and irresponsible,” he said.
