we have to make sure that people understand the nature of this congress that we serve in. so to have senator mcconnell just pass the ball over to the house isn t going to do the trick. i m waiting to hear from the speaker. but when it comes to the house, there are no guarantees. dozens of republicans in the house believe holding the line on dhs funding is the best way to fight chances and changes in immigration. a letter signed by nearly two dozen house conservatives say now is the time to stand firm against these unlawful executive actions and boehner said he did his job when he sent the original bill. his spokesman said tuesday the speaker has been clear the house acted and now senate democrats need to stop hiding. continue to block funding for the department of homeland security or not. and remember the stakes. funding expires friday. add midnight. 63 hours from now. 30,000 dhs workers will be sent home and nearly 200,000 have to