http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2857601/U-S-Homeland-Security-chief-defends-Obamas-immigration-plan.htmlHomeland Security chief Johnson defends Obama's immigration plan and tries to talk GOP out of targeting his department's funds
Department of Homeland Security head Jeh Johnson spoke at a hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security
He begged lawmakers not to take out express their anger at the president and the administration over immigration through appropriations
Johnson told them he could not run his department with the type of short-term spending bill that conservatives on Capitol Hill are considering
House Speaker John Boehner said today that no decisions about DHS funding have been made yet
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would back whatever legislation the House approved
By Francesca Chambers for MailOnline
Published: 10:02 EST, 2 December 2014 | Updated: 15:14 EST, 2 December 2014
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Tuesday defended to Congress the Obama administration's decision to allow millions of illegal immigrants relief from deportation even as conservatives on Capitol Hill aggressively pushed to defund parts of his department.
Johnson spoke at a hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security that marked the first public hearing on President Barack Obama's executive actions, which are expected to allow as many as five million immigrants to remain in the United States indefinitely, since he announced them late last month.
The DHS head begged lawmakers today not to express their anger at the president and the administration over immigration through the appropriations process.
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