Republicans turn up pressure on Democrats in DHS funding fight

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With two weeks left before a funding deadline, House and Senate Republicans Thursday stepped up pressure on Democrats to stop filibustering a $40 billion Homeland Security funding measure. But Democrats aren’t budging.

In a show of party unity, Republicans from the House and Senate held a joint news conference to criticize Democratic opposition to the measure.

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