FACT CHECK: What happens if Homeland Security shuts down? (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by Theresa , Sunday, February 08, 2015, 11:06

Spending for the Department of Homeland Security hangs in the balance as Congress fights over immigration matters in the agency's annual funding bill. Without action by Feb. 27, the department's budget will shut off.

To hear Democrats and many Republicans tell it, the result would be unacceptable risks to U.S. security at a time of grave threats worldwide. In reality, though, most people will see little change if the department's money flow is halted, and some of the warnings of doom are as exaggerated as they are striking.

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