By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
House Speaker John A. Boehner said he’s “certainly” willing to let Homeland Security shut down at the end of the month.
The New York Times reports that Boehner said he won’t budge on a spending bill that would remove funding for President Obama’s immigration policy.
“The House has done its job; we’ve spoken,” Mr. Boehner said on “Fox News Sunday.” “If the Senate doesn’t like it, they’ll have to produce something that fits their institution.”
The House passed the Homeland Security bill last month, but it “stands no chance of becoming law.”
“Senate Democrats have filibustered it; Mr. Obama has said he would veto it; and even some Senate Republicans, including John McCain of Arizona, have questioned the wisdom of the House’s unyielding position, raising doubts that the bill would get even 51 Republican votes in the Senate.”
