WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the Senate passed legislation to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with the exception of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):
"As Democrats made clear since these negotiations began, TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard should not be punished because of the President's mass deportation campaign. While this could have been accomplished in the 14 opportunities Senate Democrats gave Republicans over the past few weeks, I'm glad our Republican colleagues finall...