The House on Wednesday approved a $39.7 billion appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of fiscal year 2015 while also passing several amendments designed to prevent executive actions by President Barack Obama's administration to reform immigration.The 236-191 vote, largely along party lines, is $400 million more than appropriated in FY ’14 for discretionary spending and includes funding for a range of programs and operations in support of aviation, border and maritime security.The bill (H.R.…
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