The wrangling in Washington has just ended, at least for now.
On Friday night, the House voted to provide one stop-gap week of funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
Lehigh Valley Congressman Charlie Dent, who did vote in favor of this one week provision, said this is just a temporary solution and said these types of gimmicks are "tactical malpractice"
"We have people on both sides of the aisle playing silly games and it's time we get on with governing," said Congressman Dent (R-15th District).
It's been a drama-filled day in Washington as lawmakers raced against the clock to avert a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security on Friday.
30,000 DHS workers would have been furloughed at midnight. Another 200 thousand workers, deemed essential, like TSA screeners, emergency managers, and Customs and Border Patrol agents, would continue to work without pay. Something Dent said, just shouldn't happen.
"Those in the Coast Guard, Border Patrol, Immigration, and other agencies should be able to go to work and not worry about making ends meet because Congress couldn't fulfill its obligations," said Dent.
Congressman Dent said the next step is for the House and Senate to come together to decide on a full spending deal for DHS.
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