House passes one-week funding extension for Homeland Security

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

House passes one-week funding extension for Homeland Security

WASHINGTON Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:56pm EST

(Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a one-week funding extension for the Department of Homeland Security late on Friday, in time to avert a partial shutdown for the agency at midnight.

The two-thirds majority vote, which came with support from Democrats a few hours after the House failed to pass a three-week extension, buys time for Congress to sort out a longer-term funding solution for the domestic security agency.

(Reporting By David Lawder; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/28/us-usa-congress-security-idUSKBN0LV27420150228

Earlier: Senate backs one-week stopgap security agency funding, House to vote (Reuters)

[onehandle]

1. So Republicans will keep ISIS away from our daughters for a measly seven days?

Why do Republicans hate America?

[spanone]

2. total bullshit.

[Robbins]

3. I am disappointed

Dems should not have voted for this bullshit.Vote for clean 1 year funding or none at all.one week or 3 week extension is bullcrap.

[angrychair]

4. WTF

total BS. Dems folded...what the hell. Should have refused to approve anything but a normal, clean funding bill.

[oldandhappy]

5. I am sure Netanyahu is relieve.

[summerschild]

6. The Republicans cannot govern.

The taxpayers are wasting money keeping the lights on in Congress.