Senate Stops Republicans From Reversing Obama in Funding Measure

Bloomberg:  Senate Democrats were united in blocking a Republican bill that would reverse President Barack Obama’s orders shielding about 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation.

The 51-48 vote failed to advance the bill, with 60 required. Republicans were seeking to use a House-passed spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security to force the president to abandon the immigration action he announced in November.

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