The Republican-led Senate failed yet again Monday to advance a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The
vote was 47 Yeas to 46 Nays, with one Republican senator, Dean Heller from Nevada, joining all the Democratic senators to vote against the legislation.
Following the vote, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed Democrats for "blocking" the legislation, but added that he was "glad to see" the court decision last week from a federal judge that temporarily halted President Obama's immigration actions from moving forward.
McConnell then introduced into the record a new bill specifically targeting Obama's executive actions, an apparent effort to untie Homeland Security funding from the immigration provisions.
"The new bill offers another option we can turn to," McConnell said. "It's another way to get the Senate unstuck from a Democratic filibuster and move the debate forward."
Monday's vote was the fourth failed procedural vote on the bill in the Senate. Democrats have remained united against the Homeland Security funding bill due to its anti-immigrant provisions.
Funding for Homeland Security runs out on Friday.