Immigration

GOP’s shutdown déja vu

By Susan Ferrechio
Published February 22, 2015 10:00am ET
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GOP’s shutdown déja vu
Though both houses of Congress are now controlled by Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, are at a standstill over provisions attached to a Homeland Security spending bill aimed at blocking President Obama's executive actions on immigration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

The Senate will try yet again Monday to block President Obama’s executive action giving a pass to 5 million illegal immigrants.

Democrats vow that for the fourth time they will block a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security that the House has passed, which also defunds Obama’s immigration maneuver.

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