Congress averts Homeland Security shutdown https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/congress-averts-homeland-security-shutdown <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-26750"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fcongress-averts-homeland-security-shutdown%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Congress+averts+Homeland+Security+shutdown&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fcongress-averts-homeland-security-shutdown&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ACongress averts Homeland Security shutdown%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/congress-averts-homeland-security-shutdown" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="10594a2758ea0289ab87cb0973c3f4d7" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/026/750/for_gallery_v2/department-of-homeland-security-logo.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/026/750/large_v3/department-of-homeland-security-logo.jpg" alt="Department of homeland security logo" /></a></div></div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-gop-hopes-to-pass-stopgap-dhs-funding-before-midnight-shutdown/2015/02/27/22021530-be88-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-gop-hopes-to-pass-stopgap-dhs-funding-before-midnight-shutdown/2015/02/27/22021530-be88-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/009/708/qrc/crop_mobileCongress_Homeland-07e0a.jpg?1443034815"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-gop-hopes-to-pass-stopgap-dhs-funding-before-midnight-shutdown/2015/02/27/22021530-be88-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html">Congress averts Homeland Security shutdown with one-week extension</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">President Obama signed the measure just before the midnight deadline. It marked the end of a whirlwind day of negotiations and a stinging defeat for the House GOP.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:13:01 -0500 Congress averts Homeland Security shutdown https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/congress-averts-homeland-security-shutdown <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-26750"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fcongress-averts-homeland-security-shutdown%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Congress+averts+Homeland+Security+shutdown&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fcongress-averts-homeland-security-shutdown&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ACongress averts Homeland Security shutdown%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/congress-averts-homeland-security-shutdown" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="52ff241002cacbbffcddb6abe990254d" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/026/750/for_gallery_v2/department-of-homeland-security-logo.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/026/750/large_v3/department-of-homeland-security-logo.jpg" alt="Department of homeland security logo" /></a></div></div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-gop-hopes-to-pass-stopgap-dhs-funding-before-midnight-shutdown/2015/02/27/22021530-be88-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-gop-hopes-to-pass-stopgap-dhs-funding-before-midnight-shutdown/2015/02/27/22021530-be88-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/009/708/qrc/crop_mobileCongress_Homeland-07e0a.jpg?1443034815"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-gop-hopes-to-pass-stopgap-dhs-funding-before-midnight-shutdown/2015/02/27/22021530-be88-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html">Congress averts Homeland Security shutdown with one-week extension</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">President Obama signed the measure just before the midnight deadline. It marked the end of a whirlwind day of negotiations and a stinging defeat for the House GOP.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:13:01 -0500 2015-02-27T22:13:01-05:00 Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Feb 27 at 2015 10:14 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/congress-averts-homeland-security-shutdown?n=502523&urlhash=502523 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Like usual ... "drama" ... right up to the last minute. GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:14:27 -0500 2015-02-27T22:14:27-05:00 Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 27 at 2015 10:15 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/congress-averts-homeland-security-shutdown?n=502525&urlhash=502525 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>In essence they postponed doing their job. SSG Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:15:35 -0500 2015-02-27T22:15:35-05:00 Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made Feb 28 at 2015 12:58 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/congress-averts-homeland-security-shutdown?n=502748&urlhash=502748 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I wonder, what did we ever do before Home land security was invented? FBI , what do they do lately? SGM Mikel Dawson Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:58:06 -0500 2015-02-28T00:58:06-05:00 2015-02-27T22:13:01-05:00