Mississippi Congressman Michael Guest said passing annual appropriations bills and focusing on cost of living issues for Mississippi residents will be his priorities in the immediate future as another funding fight looms on the horizon in Washington. Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a funding package for the Department of Homeland Security over immigration enforcement actions by President Donald Trump. Guest said funding for the Department of Homeland Security is included in one of 12 large appropriations bills Congress is tasked with passing each year. Guest, who serves on the Homeland Security Committee, said he was glad to see the president send Border Czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis to ease tensions. After passing the appropriations bills, Guest said attention in the House will turn toward cost of living for Americans and making sure Congress is doing what it can to help lower costs as much as possible.