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CSPAN Washington Journal February 25, 2015

Republicans, 2027480008001. Send us a tweet, or go to facebook. Com cspan. You can also send an email. We will get your thoughts in a minute, but we want to show you what the majority leader Mitch Mcconnell, had to say yesterday when he went to the cameras after meeting with his conference behind closed doors and talked about this strategy. As all of you know, i put on the calendar last night what we called the collins bill, which would, if enacted prevent the president s executive actions from last november from going into effect. Procedurally the vote on that will occur friday. It will be cloture on the motion to proceed with that bill. In the meantime, i have indicated to the democratic leader that i would be happy to have his cooperation to advance a consideration of a clean dhhs bill, which would carry us through until september 30. Host lauren fox is joining us on the phone. Where did this all come from . How did this come about. Guest Mitch Mcconnell has been in a bind the last few weeks. Reporters have been asking him, what is the next step . Democrats have blocked the house bill. So on monday, they began by detaining i think that started to get the ball moving here. So i think what Mitch Mcconnell is doing is trying to get democrats what they need to get onto this bill and to ensure that we do not shut down dhhs by friday. Dhs by friday. He wants to prove republicans can govern, especially with him at the helm. Host how did seven democrats how did Senate Democrats respond . Guest across capitol hill, john boehner is in a separate situation, like we said a million times before. He has to do with the right flank of his conference. This has been a group that has stood against them before. Already there are groups saying they might vote against the rule, which had been a basic point in party loyalty, that that is something that republicans vote on together and then they get onto the bill. They want to make sure that john boehner cannot just pass a clean dhs bill because it feels like the president should not have they believe the president really overstepped his bounds here. Host have we heard anything from the speaker of the house since this plan was announced . Guest this Morning House Speaker John Boehner will be meeting with his members behind closed doors, so that is a must watch meeting as members will file out of that around 10 00. I am sure reporters will be there and ready to ask questions. Host so Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell needs 60 votes for this strategy. Does he have democrats say they are waiting for some sort of indication from House Republicansguest we have to remember that i think democrats are willing to move on with this. They did to hear from House Speaker john first. I think there might be some consent. You have to remember Mitch Mcconnell has to be doing are willing to let democrats move on to this bill. Host what did you hear from them yesterday echo guest . Guest senator Jeff Sessions talked about the strategy they have been working on that democrats have not been accepting, and i think that is what Jeff Sessions is thinking right now, and of course we will check back in with him today. Overnight he might have changed his mind. Host we will wait to see how it plays out today. This is the latest strategy on the book. If this does not work out, what in the end could happen before this friday deadline . Guest i think another option on the table is the continuing resolution of course, j johnson heads the the resolution does not satisfy the needs of the department. It leaves them hanging, not knowing, where the money is going to go. So i think that is open to a very lastminute bind, but everyone is sort of brooding for the administration for this fully funded department of Homeland Security through september. Host lauren fox, thank you for your time. Lets get our viewers involved. From chantilly virginia, an independent caller. Good morning to you. Caller thank you for taking my call. It is very confusing, to be honest with you. I have a question this morning. I am an immigrant in this great country, originally from somalia. Looking into how we are dealing with Congress Today the congressional members in the u. S. When the president took this action on immigration, it is a broken system, and the republicans do not have any other options on the table but how we are doing in this country if they are put in harms way in shutting down the government. So we have to think very dramatically to change our dealings with congress. My final thought is that yes these people who came into this country, they are hardworking, whatever country they are coming from. So lets fix that and give them something and fingerprint them, and whenever someone commits a crime we have to send them back home. But these people are here and they have children here, and it is a very competition system. Lets stop calling them aliens. We are a nation of immigrants. River came to hundred years ago or whoever arrives today, we love this country. Host lets hear from rick, a republican in indiana. What do you made of of what do you make of this latest move from your leader, Mitch Mcconnell . Caller i think it is a bad idea. He is taking away any incentive for them to repeal i guess you cannot repeal an executive order, but it takes away any incentive to go ahead with the finding of Homeland Security. I think it is a bad idea and they need to stick to their guns, but apparently they are not going to. Host you think they are caving. He said this is a solution for both sides. Caller it really isnt. Host why do you think that . Caller the only teeth that they have with what they are working with is to say, we are going to notify Homeland Security if you do away with this executive order. If they fund Homeland Security obama gets whatever he wants. Does that make sense . Host from alabama, a republican. What do you think . Caller i think Mitch Mcconnell is absolutely right. The democrats are acting like children. They are supposed to be leaving our children. They slipped this funding for 5 million illegals into the Homeland Security budget. If passing Homeland Security is so important and dangerous not to do so, then take the bill out , democrats, and work with mcconnell with the promise that after this is all said and done and the budget is passed and everything goes on, that this will be taken up at a separate time for these illegals that are here now. This has nothing to do with funding Homeland Security if they were that worried that it is not going to get funding, they would say, ok, it is a power grab. They would say ok, we are going to take this part out. That is the only part Holding Everything up, that funding for illegal immigration. The only way they can get it done is to slip it in. And you work for us in america. Take it out, fun Homeland Security, stop the scare tactics about what is going to happen, and take it up separately. Host the leader for the democrats in the Senate Minority leader harry reid yesterday saying he wants assurances from the speaker of the house, john boehner, that he can pass a clean dhs funding bill through the chamber before their caucus. The democrats will go ahead and allow a vote on this. What do you make of that . Caller by clean, you mean they will strip the immigration bill out of it . Host exactly. Caller that would be great. Strip it out of it and get on with the business of america. Host House Republicans should do the same as mcconnell . Caller this is what is holding it up. This is what they are talking about. They do not want to stick the citizens of america was something we really do not understand what it will bring to us by funding 5 million illegals, what it will give them. Host you posed that immigration decision by president . Caller i oppose the executive action. They are not having enough debate on this. This will impact america for a long time. We let a Million People come into america a year. Host what do you say to a previous caller who says tying the two together is the only leverage republicans have . Once you separate them, even if Senate Democrats allow a vote to go through later in the week, the president can veto it. Caller if i heard you correctly, if we do not allow if they strip it from the bill host right, they will strip it from the bill. Caller you mean he wants a clean funding bill . Host right, he does not want them to include the language. Caller why dont the democrats take it out . Host lets listen to the Senate Democrats from yesterday. [video clip] we need a real resolution not a stopgap measure. The majority leader has a bill that does nothing to fund Homeland Security. We need a real resolution, not more showboat and windowdressing. We are more than happy to have an immigration debate on the senate floor. This is the bottom line, with terrorists threatening to attack america, we must fund Homeland Security and fund it now. Host they will not agree to the to vote solution here and must we get assurances from the speaker of the house that he will allow a clean Homeland Security funding bill. There will be more to come on this. We want to get your thoughts on the leadership deciding to separate dhs funding from immigration. Democrats seek a clean funding bill and president obama prepared to inject himself into the debate with a town hall style forum planned for wednesday, in miami, which has a heavily latino population. John, new york. Host what are your thoughts . Caller i dont understand why republicans are going crazy over this. There is a bill in the senate that the house could take up and pass immigration. Then they will not have a problem about that. They will not do it. Host bill, good morning. You are on the air. Caller you would think after all of these years, Homeland Security be protecting the people. They cannot protect the people from bankers, from all of these foreclosures. They know that fracking is destroying the water. They go ahead with it. Host on the Homeland Security front, Homeland Security secretary jeh johnson and others will attend a News Conference to warn of problems that occur if the agency is forced to begin furloughs. In an interview they were warned of more row problems in the agency and think a set a shutdown would adversely affect nations security. In a breakdown who could be furloughed during the shutdown. They do so by agency. Customs than Border Protection customs and border connection 12 percent. You can go through the list here and take a look, the percentage of those being furloughed. 94 of federal Law Enforcement training centers. 90 of the office of the secretary and executive management. 90 of science and technology. That would be if Homeland Security would be partially shutdown. Chris, democratic caller. Caller i do not understand how republicans every bill they will pass is not a clean bill. I would like to know how they are going to march out 11 Million People out of this country. This is insane. When i listen to the lady from alabama, she has everything screwed up. This is the republicans fall. I am so proud of our president that he is holding up and going to show them what is the right thing to do for people. I came legally. I talked to my people in germany, my family and friends they say we are all insane over here. Republicans with president obama, calling him names. Host what do you want democrats to do . You heard from the leader yesterday, saying he wants assurances before they will agree to this. The democrats have been saying they want a clean Homeland Security funding bill. Mitch mcconnell saying i am giving you what you want, so should they vote for it . Caller a clean bill is fine, but boehner has no control over his house. They will give us a bad name all over the world. They need to pass a clean bill. Host the plan is that the majority leader says they will vote first on Homeland Security funding. It will not contain the policy writers. A separate bill, proposed by Susan Collins would gut the 2014 executive actions on immigration but not repeal the protections for young, undocumented immigrants. Republican leadership hoped the plan would generate enough Political Support to avert a partial shutdown. A vocal opponent of what the president has done on immigration. He came to the senate floor after this strategy was announced. [video clip] they acted properly, funding Homeland Security. So basic. How my colleagues have the gall to come to the floor and have a press conference and blame republicans for Homeland Security is beyond me. I do not blame i do not believe the American People are buying it. The president well blame us even if it is not our fault. We might as well cave in and give him what he wants. What he wants is something he cannot be given. What he wants is congress to capitulate and the road its powers and responsibilities. He wants congress to violate its duty to fund something illegal and contrary to congress wishes. Host Jeff Sessions, subcommittee chair on the Judiciary Committee that oversees immigration. Wall street journal reports he voiced his concerns to leadership behind closed doors at their meeting yesterday. We will hear more about this plan. In the meantime, we are taking your temperature on this. Look at how democrats responded on twitter. Harry reid tweeting we stand united, pass a clean dhs funding bill so we do not shut down our security. Senator boxer, how does that make sense to furlough 30,000 dhs workers in force 100,000 plus to work without pay. And finally, i am glad senator mcconnell finally realizes funding for dhs is not a debate that should he had with other politically charged issues. Representative gwen graham tweets facing threats from isi l to safety at our borders is unacceptable for congress. Holding funding for dh hostage is not the answer. We will show you what republicans are saying. Lets go to chicago. Chaplin . Caller as i am watching this, i heard the lady speaking from germany. I have spoken to several people. I watch this. Especially hispanics which i deal with and help. 300 of them do not like this immigration bill. As far as with the president is doing and what senator reid is doing also. I have dealt with Government Funds in my past and used to control them. Any bill that needs to be passed needs to have a stipulation about where it can go. Immigration is part of dhs. I agree with someone else who said take the part about immigration out. No funding. Have them itemized where the funding is going to go and restrict it to where the funding cannot be moved. I would like to know how did the people at dhs provide a zoo and animals for the immigrants and also by clothing for the kids and the moms that came. Host flint, michigan, go ahead. Caller without common sense, you have no sense at all. We need to secure the border. We have to construct infrastructure along the borders of texas, mexico california it does not make sense leaving this to the court. What do you want to do . Go to war with these folks . Host if there is a partial shutdown of Homeland Security who do you blame . Caller the president s job is to secure it. Host john, your thoughts . Caller most americans, mr. Obama has done more to create an america of confusion, more so than i have ever seen in history. This great nation, we built on laws. What he has done his break more laws than the nation then nixon ever did. Host you are opposed on what he did to executive action . Do you agree with this strategy to separate homeland funding from immigration . That is the caller that is the problem. The American People do not understand what is going on. Host here is ted cruz tweeting out this. Why are they blocking dhs funding to protect it for him . He tweeted that out on monday. We will wait to see what he has to say about this plan. Representative walter jones tweeting i urge the house gop leadership to hold firm against the unconstitutional amnesty. Also, from the republicans steve king had several tweets. Senators argue funding dhs but vote a separate bill to defund executive amnesty. Have you ever heard of obama veto . In other words if you separate the two, president obama will veto the blocking of his executive action. For the dim of wit it is obama who threatens to shut down dhs unless constitution funds his lawless violations of constitution. The senate should pass a dhs bill that blocks president obamas lawless amnesty. Senators thune we are ready and willing to vote on democrat amendments. That is from republicans. Other news as we continue this conversation with you about the senate plans to separate the funding for Homeland Security. Let me begin with the third veto from this this president of his tenure. President obama the killing the Keystone Pip

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