Senator Blunt Announces Opposition To Clean DHS Funding Bill

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U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) announced today that he will vote against a funding bill for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that does not include provisions to block President Barack Obama's executive amnesty.

"At least 22 times, President Obama said he didn't have this authority. At least half a dozen of my Senate Democrat colleagues publicly agreed and objected to the president's executive amnesty. We must uphold the Constitution and the law," said Blunt.

"President Obama is more likely to sign legislation that is attached to funding the department, which is why I still believe the House-passed bill was the right approach to addressing this problem," Blunt concluded.

Blunt has been a vocal opponent to President Obama's executive amnesty:

In December 2014, Blunt was one of three U.S. Senators to join an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit brought by the State of Texas against President Obama's illegal amnesty.

He also voted in favor of a constitutional point of order offered by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (Texas) and U.S. Senator Mike Lee (Utah) in December 2014 against the president's executive order.

In January 2015, Blunt co-sponsored U.S. Senator Ron Johnson's (Wis.) bill to block funding for President Obama's executive actions related to immigration.

He also reintroduced the ENFORCE the Law Act in January 2015 to ensure the president upholds his constitutional obligation to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed."

Last week, Blunt praised a move by a federal judge in Texas who issued a preliminary injunction against President Obama's executive action on immigration.

Blunt also recently participated in a press conference with other conservative leaders from the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to discuss this critical issue.

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