SENATE MUST START DOING IT'S JOB!

Border Safety Bill Passes the House, Awaits Action in the Senate

WASHINGTON, DC – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released the following statement after the House adopted H.J. Res. 79, the Border Safety and Security Act: “I’m pleased the Senate unanimously adopted our bill to honor our commitment to the families of fallen soldiers – I hope they’ll pass this one too, as well as bipartisan legislation funding other priorities like veterans benefits, cancer research, and assistance for low-income women and children. Senate Democrats sidelined all of these services instead of giving the American people the same break the president’s given big businesses under ObamaCare. So we’re going to keep working to get them back up and running, and to bring Democrats to the negotiating table so we can reopen the government and focus on strengthening our economy, providing fairness for all under the president’s health care law, and addressing the real drivers of our debt and deficits.” NOTE: You can see the full list of House-passed measures funding critical government programs and services at speaker.gov/senatemustact/. #####