Jindal tells GOP Congress to 'grow a spine' on DHS funding

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By PHILIP ELLIOTT

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Thursday had a tough message for fellow Republicans who were wrestling with how to fund the Homeland Security Department: "Grow a spine."

Jindal spoke as House Republicans were considering a short-term funding fix to prevent a partial agency shutdown. To party activists huddled near Washington at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, Jindal lashed out at a potential reversal of campaign pledges to derail President Barack Obama's immigration overhaul.

"We elected these Republicans. They told us that if we gave them the Senate majority, they would stand up to this unconstitutional and illegal act," said Jindal, who is considering a bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

Jindal suggested Republicans who kept control of the House and captured the majority in the Senate last November's elections were caving to Obama.

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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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