By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--March 4, 2015
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“The House voted 257-167 for the legislation, which includes no immigration provisions, and was carried over the finish line with mostly Democratic votes. In a statement late Tuesday, President Obama said he would sign the legislation as soon as it reached his desk. "On behalf of the approximately 225,000 men and women of the Department of Homeland Security, we thank those in Congress -- Democrats and Republicans -- who voted for this bill and, in particular, those in Congress who showed the leadership necessary to get the job done," DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement Tuesday afternoon. “The result is a victory for the Obama administration. Republicans had tried to use the DHS funding bill as the vehicle to reverse Obama's immigration executive actions. But Democrats repeatedly blocked the move, insisting they pass the spending bill with no riders attached. “House Speaker John Boehner, faced with diminishing options, earlier in the day told fellow Republican lawmakers he would drop the immigration demands.”When the braying of donkeys is joined by the trumpeting of elephants, some important deaths go completely unnoticed. Meanwhile, there’s a message for all fountain of youth chasers who secretly need to know: You can’t smile when you’re good to go with Botox but you can “nearly cry”. Nancy Pelosi just proved it.
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