U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Senate-amended Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act:

“Six weeks ago, I supported legislation that would fully fund the Department of Homeland Security while ensuring that funding for the president’s executive amnesty program was prohibited. After weeks of obstruction by Senate Democrats, first to debating the House bill, and then to convening a conference committee with the House to work out differences with the Senate, the House today voted on the Senate’s DHS funding bill. I opposed this bill, because it did not prohibit funding for the president’s unconstitutional executive actions. The fight to uphold our Constitution now moves to the courts. A federal judge in Texas has already issued an injunction to stop the president’s unconstitutional executive actions, and it is my hope that the courts will permanently end this program before it can be implemented.”