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House Concedes Immigration Fight, Passes ‘Clean’ DHS Bill with 75 GOP Votes
TheBlaze.com ^ | Mar. 3, 2015 | Pete Kasperowicz

Posted on 03/03/2015 12:41:16 PM PST by TexasCajun

The House on Tuesday admitted defeat after a month-long effort to defund President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration, and passed a Department of Homeland Security funding bill that leaves Obama’s plan intact.

The vote came after dozens of House Republicans fought to the bitter end to reject the “clean” DHS bill, in an effort to oppose what they see as an unconstitutional action from Obama. The House passed the bill 257-167, and sending it to the White House for Obama’s signature into law.

In the end, 167 Republicans voted against the Senate’s version of the bill. But because the bill was supported by every Democrat, only 30 or so Republicans had to support it to ensure it’s passage, and 75 GOP members voted for it.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: amnesty; cowards; gop; seebreakingnews; uniparty
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To: BradtotheBone

Thanks for the List of Traitors.


McSally, Martha


41 posted on 03/03/2015 1:12:42 PM PST by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: sockmonkey
Looks like Poe & Babin voted to table, then voted against the bill?

Voting to table the bill is still waving the white flag to me.

42 posted on 03/03/2015 1:12:48 PM PST by TexasCajun
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To: BradtotheBone

Thanks for posting.


43 posted on 03/03/2015 1:13:05 PM PST by TexasCajun
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To: TexasCajun

Since, as a Nation, we are determined to commit suicide, they might do it and get it over with.


44 posted on 03/03/2015 1:13:12 PM PST by sport
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To: Neoliberalnot
RAT & RINO coalition.
45 posted on 03/03/2015 1:14:02 PM PST by TexasCajun
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To: puppypusher

Will Hurd, newly elected RINO forTX 23rd.


46 posted on 03/03/2015 1:14:29 PM PST by sockmonkey (Of course I didn't read the article. After all, this is Free Republic.)
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To: TexasCajun
"Voting to table the bill is still waving the white flag to me."

I think that voting to table the bill means that, had the tabling motion passed, there wouldn't have even been a vote on the budget. So a "yes" vote would have been a vote to keep the buget vote from even occurring.

47 posted on 03/03/2015 1:15:11 PM PST by BlueLancer (Pachelbel --- The original one-hit wonder.)
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To: mrsmith

I see that my sorry RINO Rep Olson voted Nay, on the passage, with the Dims.


48 posted on 03/03/2015 1:15:37 PM PST by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: TexasCajun
I see where Ted Poe & Brian Babin, Texas, waved the white flag. ...I'm pissed, Babin is my guy.

And Ted Poe iswas one of my guys. Eye-opening, to say the very least.

49 posted on 03/03/2015 1:15:58 PM PST by XenaLee (The only good commie is a dead commie)
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To: Hostage

“So 98-75 = 23 Republicans voted to allow the vote and then turned around to vote against it. I wonder who the 23 are?”

Well, one of the 23 was Renee Ellmers of NC. She is very pro-amnesty, but has taken so much heat lately that—after making sure she did her part to facilitate Boehner’s bringing the amnesty vote to the floor—she joined in the show vote to have a record of voting against amnesty (after voting to ensure that Boehner’s amnesty vote would go forward).


50 posted on 03/03/2015 1:18:09 PM PST by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: TexasCajun

And they will still expect us to show up next time saying, “Hey we’re not the Democrats vote for us.” But the they are the f%^king Democrats - just with a different name.


51 posted on 03/03/2015 1:18:32 PM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: BradtotheBone

My guy, Steve Stivers is on the yes list, which is surprising because he has always been a pretty faithful conservative vote. So, I am trusting him and his decision on this vote.


52 posted on 03/03/2015 1:19:25 PM PST by Toespi
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To: XenaLee

Wrong. They voted to table, and against.


53 posted on 03/03/2015 1:20:16 PM PST by sockmonkey (Of course I didn't read the article. After all, this is Free Republic.)
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To: BradtotheBone

Yea R Ryan, Paul WI 1st


Wonder how much money he got to vote yes?


54 posted on 03/03/2015 1:20:17 PM PST by Freedom56v2 (Make 'em squeal!)
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To: TexasCajun

165 GOP votes against.

Boehner is the new Nancy Pelosi.


55 posted on 03/03/2015 1:22:54 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Little Ray

Well, that not only give Obama the money for amnesty, but it yanks the rug out from under the lawsuits against executive amnesty.

Stick a fork in it. The Republic is dead.


Stick a fork in...

Levin had a call in guest who was in on a conference call for the “Task Force for ‘New Americans.’” According to her report, the whole idea is to have a country within a country...very scary stuff. It was from last Thurs. show—archived on Levin’s website. Worth a listen.


56 posted on 03/03/2015 1:24:49 PM PST by Freedom56v2 (Make 'em squeal!)
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To: TexasCajun
Looks like Poe & Babin voted to table, then voted against the bill?

Wait. Do you mean they voted not to table the bill? Cause if they voted TO table it, they voted correctly. I need to find out if Poe is a sellout or not. Still looking for the link to how they voted.

57 posted on 03/03/2015 1:24:51 PM PST by XenaLee (The only good commie is a dead commie)
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To: dware

Rather than dragging that other thread where you are pushing the homosexual agenda, over to here, why don’t you just return to that other thread and not start pinging people to this thread to continue your argument?


58 posted on 03/03/2015 1:25:22 PM PST by ansel12 (Palin--Mr President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.)
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To: CapnJack
They would probably be wise to get a flight to Mexico and come here overland. They still check visas of arriving airline passengers.
59 posted on 03/03/2015 1:27:22 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: BradtotheBone

I noticed Will Hurd (my rep)voted with the Democrats. I guess when it comes down to the hard choices Will Hurd is no different than Pete Gallegos. The Dem that we voted out this last election on the promise that if we could just get more Republicans in office we can really make a difference, and stand up to Obama.


60 posted on 03/03/2015 1:27:24 PM PST by 728b (Never cry over something that can not cry over you.)
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