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Sen. Mark Kirk says Republicans should put coffins outside Democrats offices if the U.S. is attacked during a shutdown.

By Seung Min Kim

2/10/15 3:10 PM EST

Updated 2/11/15 7:20 AM EST

The Republicans who control Congress have long pledged not to let the Department of Homeland Security shut down on their watch.

But with its funding set to run dry in 17 days, and with the House and Senate still tied in knots over President Barack Obamas immigration policies, no signs are emerging of a solution to the DHS standoff and Republicans are ramping up their efforts to blame Democrats.

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Senate GOP leaders waved surrender on one front Tuesday, acknowledging they wont be able to overcome the stubborn filibusters that Democrats have waged against Republican attempts to roll back Obamas immigration actions through the Homeland Security spending bill. Meanwhile, in a brief yet blistering interview, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) suggested that Senate Democrats deserved far more public blame for the impasse than they were getting.

The Republicans if there is a successful attack during a DHS shutdown we should build a number of coffins outside each Democratic office and say, You are responsible for these dead Americans, Kirk said Tuesday.

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