House passes border legislation; Senate takes vacation
The House of Representatives wrapped up a busy legislative session late Friday night with the passage of a border security bill, after passing VA reform legislation and a Highway Trust Fund infrastructure bill earlier in the week.
Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) supported the border security bill.
“Doing nothing will not fix this border crisis. I believe that a thoughtful approach was taken to address this national security issue,” Wenstrup said.
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“This legislation supports our border security agents who are being overwhelmed, funds national guard deployments to the border, and expedites the safe return of minors to their home countries and families.”
The House also passed legislation Friday night to freeze President Obama’s controversial immigration action called Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, and prohibit any new unilateral executive action to override immigration law. During floor debate, many pointed to DACA as the cause of the current border crisis.
The Senate failed to pass a border bill this week.
Wenstrup noted that the House has now passed over 350 different bills that the Senate has not taken up, creating what he calls “a legislative logjam right on Harry Reid’s desk.”