For the fourth time, Senate Democrats blocked a measure that would fund the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and reverse President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. On Monday, the Senate voted 47 to 46 to bring the House-passed bill up for debate, The Hill reported. The tally was short of the 60 votes needed. The body has until midnight Friday to fund the department, or 75 to 80 percent of the department’s employees will be forced to work without pay–and another 30,000 will be furloughed until a deal can be brokered. “It’s time to allow this Homeland Security funding legislation to come to the floor,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., proclaimed ahead of the vote, reported CNN. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson outlined his position in an email to DHS employees Monday morning.
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