FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 25, 2009 CONTACT: Jamie Zuieback (202) 225-6170
DEMOCRATS BLOCK IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
AND BORDER SECURITY INITIATIVES

Washington, D.C. – Rather than allowing an open debate on the House floor, Democrats on the Rules Committee blocked 18 amendments to the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, each of which would have strengthened immigration enforcement or border security.
Ranking Member Lamar Smith called the move “undemocratic,â€