Homeland Security Shutdown Averted

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Fri, 02/27/2015 - 8:59pm

“Republicans vowing to govern effectively as a congressional majority failed a fundamental test Friday, when House leaders only narrowly managed to avert a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security after an embarrassing defeat earlier in the day,” the New York Times reports. “The seven-day funding extension, approved by a vote of 357 to 60, came just hours before money for the department was to run out at midnight.

Topics: department new york times speaker john a boehner president obama s house s mr boehner house democrats homeland security shutdown averted political wire house homeland security the democrats vote extension funding

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