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This R&D covers the current political debate surrounding the Department of Homeland Security.  Republicans critical of President Obama’s executive action on immigration looked to cut funding for the Department, which created a crisis on Capitol Hill since Democrats refused to pass an appropriations bill without full funding.  Two days ago, House Republicans conceded by passing a “clean” bill for the Department of Homeland Security, but critics question whether having a large bureaucracy to handle terrorist threats to the U.S. homeland is worth the cost.