99-0: Senate tells Justice: No tax dollars for gunrunning programs

An amendment offered by a Texas Republican to prohibit taxpayer funds from being used by the Justice Department to conduct gunrunning investigations similar to the failed “Fast and Furious” operation passed unanimously Tuesday in the Senate with bipartisan support.

Sen. John Cornyn, a senior member of the SenateJudiciary Committee, sought the amendment to the $128 billion Justice Department spending bill amid reports that investigations similar to the Arizona-based Fast and Furious, which he called “ill-advised,” were under way in other areas, including Texas.

“Todays bipartisan effort is just the first step towards ensuring that such a foolish operation can never be repeated by our own law enforcement,” Mr. Cornyn said. “The onus is now on Attorney General Holder to hear not just todays bipartisan call for answers but the American peoples demands that Washington be held accountable.

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