Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement on House passage of legislation to keep the government open and funded for the remainder of the fiscal year:

“Yesterday, I supported -- and the House passed -- legislation to fund the federal government, other than the Department of Homeland Security, for the remainder of the fiscal year.  While far from perfect, this legislation was the result of bipartisan negotiations between the House and Senate. It maintains spending levels established in last year’s budget agreement, spending levels which match the lowest discretionary spending in 9 years.  Additionally, this bill cuts IRS funding by $345 million, cuts funding for and staffing levels at the EPA, and prevents a taxpayer bailout of big insurance companies.
 
“Most importantly this legislation only extends funding for the Department Homeland Security through February. At that time, Republican majorities in the House and Senate can work together to fight President Obama’s unprecedented executive action on immigration before his Administration begins processing applications -- without the President or Democratic Congressional minority scaring the American people with threats of the government shutting down.  The majority of Americans are opposed to the President’s lawless immigration action.  House Republicans remain committed to stopping it and truly addressing our nation’s immigration crisis with a larger Republican majority in the 114th Congress.”