Amnesty: Senate Cloture #2 on H.R. 240 [McConnell] (2015)

Voted in favor of the SECOND cloture motion to allow the Senate to begin debate on the House-passed DHS Appropriations bill (H.R. 240) that includes language to de-fund President Obama's Executive Amnesties, including DACA and his November 2014 amnesty to give work permits to up to 5 million illegal aliens. DHS funding runs out at the end of February 2015 and President Obama has threatened to veto any appropriations bill that includes language to de-fund his amnesties, essentially saying his amnesty is more important than funding for DHS. No Senate Democrats voted to allow the bill to the Senate floor for debate. The motion failed by a vote of 53 - 47 (60 votes required for passage). Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell voted against the first other cloture motions due to parliamentary procedure. For this reason, Sen. McConnell receives credit for voting "yes" on all four cloture motions.