Senate GOP tosses DHS measure back to House Republicans

By Susan Ferrechio

Published February 10, 2015 9:22pm ET

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Senate GOP tosses DHS measure back to House Republicans — "We can't get on it, we can't offer amendments to it and the next step is obviously up to the House," said Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. (AP)Â | J. Scott Applewhite

Senate Republican leaders announced Tuesday they have given up on trying to advance a House-passed Department of Homeland Security funding measure and are leaving the next move to their GOP counterparts across the Capitol.

But House Republicans say there is “little point” in any House action, and that the Senate GOP should keep trying to pass its measure, which faces crippling Democratic opposition.

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