On Fox News, Speaker Boehner Admits He's 'Certainly' Prepared to Compromise Americans' Safety, Shut Down Homeland Security
Chris Wallace. …Can you promise the American people with the terror threat only growing that you're not going to allow funding for the Department of Homeland Security to run out?
Speaker Boehner. The House has acted…
Chris Wallace. But – I'll ask it again…
Speaker Boehner. Chris, Chris – the House has done its job…
Chris Wallace. And what if the funding for the Department of Homeland Security runs out?
Speaker Boehner. Well, Senate Democrats should be to blame.
Chris Wallace. And you're prepared to let that happen?
Speaker Boehner. Certainly. The House has acted. We've done our job.
Americans know the House anti-immigrant, radical bill cannot pass the Senate and become law. As Drew Hammill, spokesman for Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, said: "Speaker Boehner made it clear that he has no plan to avoid a government shutdown that would threaten the safety of the American people. The Speaker's reliance on talking points and finger-pointing was a sad reflection of the fact that the Tea Party continues to hold the gavel as they insist on their futile anti-immigrant grandstanding."