Boehner: If DHS funding runs out, Senate Democrats to blame

House Speaker John A. Boehner said Sunday that if Congress is unable to reach a compromise to continue funding for the Department of Homeland Security, it is the Senate Democratic minority that deserves the blame.

The House has passed legislation that would extend funding for DHS – whose current funding is set to run out on Feb. 27 – but has tied that bill to provisions that would block President Obama’s executive action on immigration. Senate Democrats have insisted on a “clean” bill, and Obama has threatened