Wall Street Journal
By John Feehery
February 24, 2015
Here
are five reasons to expect that Congress will get its act together and
fund the Department of Homeland Security before the agency’s money runs
out at the end of the
week:
1.
Risk management: The risk of shutting down DHS is just too great. Given
the turmoil in the Middle East thanks to Islamic State and worries at
home about a flood of
illegal immigrants coming across the U.S. border, there is no upside,
politically or otherwise, in letting this vital government agency close.
2.
The president doesn’t want it: While a closure might serve Barack
Obama’s political interests, it doesn’t serve his management interests.
This is a distraction that
the president simply doesn’t need right now.
3.
Republican leaders don’t want it: Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell has made very clear that there will be no government shutdowns
on his watch. House Speaker
John Boehner shocked the Washington establishment this month by stating
that the House has done its job and that he would wait for the Senate
to act. But it never made sense for the House to negotiate against
itself by passing two bills. The Senate will send
something over to the House, and that’s the legislation lawmakers will
pass.
4.
The judiciary has provided the perfect excuse: A federal judge in Texas
gave Republicans an exit ramp last week by staying the president’s
executive order on immigration.
As with Obamacare, the judicial branch will be the ultimate “decider”
in this case.
5.
There’s plenty of time left on the clock: DHS funding may expire on
Friday, but when it comes to congressional action we haven’t even
reached the two-minute warning.
There is plenty of time for the House and the Senate to act. If I were a
betting man, I would put my money on DHS staying open.
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