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Judi Lynn

(160,530 posts) Tue Apr 10, 2018, 09:09 PM Apr 2018

GOP lawmaker says he has enough support to force immigration votes

Source: The Hill

BY SCOTT WONG AND RAFAEL BERNAL - 04/10/18 08:39 PM EDT

A Republican congressman said Tuesday he’s rounded up enough GOP co-sponsors to force multiple immigration votes on the House floor.

Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) told The Hill that he has secured support from more than 40 House Republicans on a resolution that would allow debate and votes on four separate immigration proposals.

At least 218 votes — or half of the total 435 members of the House — are needed to force a vote without consent from the House leadership. All 192 Democrats are expected to support the effort, which is known as a discharge petition, but Denham said his Democratic ally, Rep. Pete Aguilar (Calif.), is still rounding up co-sponsors on his side of the aisle.

The four bills that would be considered are the conservative bill authored by Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.); a Democratic measure that would be the DREAM Act; a bill offered by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) that would mirror President Trump’s immigration plan; and the bipartisan USA Act, a narrow bill limited to border security measures and protecting Dreamer immigrants.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/382590-gop-lawmaker-says-he-has-enough-support-to-force-immigration-votes

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GOP lawmaker says he has enough support to force immigration votes (Original Post) Judi Lynn Apr 2018 OP

Sounds like a good plan.. quartz007 Apr 2018 #1

Getting hard to find cheap farm labor in the Calif. central valley, eh Jeff ? vkkv Apr 2018 #2

Just imagine how flexible BlueIdaho Apr 2018 #3

Yeeeeee -ehp! vkkv Apr 2018 #5

I was just debating GeorgeHayduke Apr 2018 #6

Would enough GOP members be smart enough to vote for the DREAM Act? That would help them TeamPooka Apr 2018 #4

"needed to force a vote without consent from the House leadership" BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #7

I hope this happens. Pull the rug out from under Ryan and the rest of that spineless, ineffectual Nitram Apr 2018 #8

quartz007

(1,216 posts)

1. Sounds like a good plan..

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 09:11 PM

Apr 2018

vkkv

(3,384 posts)

2. Getting hard to find cheap farm labor in the Calif. central valley, eh Jeff ?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 09:31 PM

Apr 2018

Thought so.. everyone could have told you that you fucking fuck of the mostfuckedupinest GOP.

(sorry)

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)

3. Just imagine how flexible

Reply to vkkv (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 09:42 PM

Apr 2018

Republicans become when the crops are rotting in the fields and farmers start focusing on this fall’s elections.

vkkv

(3,384 posts)

5. Yeeeeee -ehp!

Reply to BlueIdaho (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 09:52 PM

Apr 2018

GeorgeHayduke

(1,227 posts)

6. I was just debating

Reply to vkkv (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 11:32 PM

Apr 2018

With someone how valley republicans would be the first to turn tail and defect from the dogma.

Next, the central coast ag, then the left states rural ag centers.

TeamPooka

(24,226 posts)

4. Would enough GOP members be smart enough to vote for the DREAM Act? That would help them

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 09:44 PM

Apr 2018

in Nov in moderate districts.

BumRushDaShow

(128,979 posts)

7. "needed to force a vote without consent from the House leadership"

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Wed Apr 11, 2018, 05:32 AM

Apr 2018

It seems that this has become standard operation because the House GOP leadership is continually blocking debate on any meaningful legislation.

Nitram

(22,801 posts)

8. I hope this happens. Pull the rug out from under Ryan and the rest of that spineless, ineffectual

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 09:22 AM

Apr 2018

do-nothings. If we're lucky, it could be a trend. The remaining sane members of the Republican caucus teaming up with the Democratic members to pass popular legislation. What a concept! Dump the Hastert Rule.

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