Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today called out Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reids disingenuous flip flop of so far refusing to agree to a vote on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security after
asking for one just two days ago.
Senator Cornyns remarks came during a speech on the Senate floor which can be seen
here. Excerpts of his remarks are below
When given the opportunity four times over the last few weeks to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security while at the same time rolling back the Presidents unconstitutional executive action on immigration four times our Senate Democratic friends have filibustered this funding.
The Democratic Leader has so far refused to agree to vote on a clean funding bill for the Department even after he called on Senate Republicans to pass exactly that as recently as Monday.
Call it a flip-flop call it disingenuous I dont know what youd want to call it but when you are offered exactly what youd been demanding and you dont accept it it tells me that youre not particularly serious about wanting to solve the problem.
At the end of the day the Senate will make sure that those who protect our borders and our ports and our skies were going to make sure they get paid. Thats what the American people voted for last November.
So I would implore the Democratic Leader to heed his own call for a clean Department of Homeland Security funding bill and to quit playing games... Quit playing games with the funding that pays the salary of the men and women who protect our ports who protect our airports and protect our border from transnational drug cartels.
Senator John Cornyn a Republican from Texas is a member of the Senate Judiciary and Finance Committees.
