House passes ‘clean’ Homeland Security bill funding agency through end of September
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security won’t run out of money anytime soon. The House cleared legislation Tuesday that will keep the agency operating through the end of September after a standoff last week threatened to shutter the agency and furlough thousands of workers. The 257-167 vote sends the bill to President Barack Obama for his signature. Republican House Speaker John Boehner, who rarely casts votes, backed the bill, along with his top lieutenants. A majority of House…
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