REPUBLICAN REBELS STAND FAST AGAINST BOEHNER, AMNESTY
'If it's illegal, it's illegal,' declares member of GOP resistance
House Speaker John Boehner
In the contentious voting over a Homeland Security funding bill Friday night, nearly 50 mostly conservative Republicans openly defied House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio not once, but twice.
Only a last-minute change of heart by Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spared the Republican speaker from an embarrassing defeat and a possible shutdown of part of the DHS.
At issue was whether the three-week spending bill backed by GOP leadership would be passed with or without funding President Obamas executive action lifting the threat of deportation from millions of illegal immigrants. Many in Boehners party were not willing to pass a bill paying for what theyre calling Obamas unconstitutional amnesty action.
It does not make any difference whether the funding is for three weeks, three months or a full fiscal year, argued Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., who voted against the measure. If its illegal, its illegal.
Fifty-one other Republicans joined Brooks in voting against the measure, leading to a 224-203 defeat for Boehner and the GOP leadership.
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Later in the evening, the proposal was put forward to pass a bill funding the DHS for just one week, and this time, 55 Republicans voted against the measure.
Pelosi, however, rallied Democrats to switch their votes and agree to what she called a 7-day patch.
Your vote tonight, Pelosi wrote in a letter to fellow Democrats, will assure that we will vote for full funding next week.
Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., however, continued the resistance from within the Republican Party, voting against the funding for a second time.
Passing bills that do nothing but kick the can down the road is something that has become commonplace in Washington, Salmon said. I pledge to continue this fight in one week, so we can responsibly fund the Department of Homeland Security without funding the presidents unconstitutional actions.
The Senate immediately passed the one-week funding measure in a voice vote, and President Obama signed the bill just before midnight.
Democrats have been tight-lipped on what brought about the sudden change of heart, and Boehner spokesman Michael Steel firmly denied rumors that a deal was cut between Boehner and Pelosi to get the measure passed.
We did not make any such deal or promise, Steel said.
Republicans who voted against the three-week measure are listed in alphabetical order below:
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