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The House Approves DHS Budget Without Harming New DAPA or DACA

Posted on Mar 27 2015

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The House voted to approve a measure Tuesday, March 3, 2015 to fund the Department of Homeland Security through September, the rest of the fiscal year. The bill, which originally passed the Senate on Friday, is a “clean” funding bill without any amendments attempting to defund President Obama’s executive actions on immigration reform. The House vote was 257-167, with only Republicans voting against the measure.
The President signed the funding measure on Wednesday, March 4, 2015.
Read more in this NYTimes article.