Posted on 02/11/2018 9:52:49 PM PST by iowamark
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, was adamant Sunday he would not accept an immigration bill dealing with both increased border security and a pathway for citizenship for so-called Dreamers, or immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children.
"I will support a package consistent with what the voters said," Jordan told "Fox News Sunday." "What they want is border security first. Build a border security wall, end the chain migration, get rid of this crazy visa lottery. Sanctuary city policy, get rid of those. Do those things first and then we will deal with the [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals] situation."
He added Republicans who backed the immigration proposal being considered by the Senate rather than that of Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., in the House would likely hurt the GOP during the 2018 midterms.
Jordan also defended the Freedom Caucus' relevance after it was unable to prevent the passage of a two-year government funding agreement that is projected to increase spending by $300 billion, blowing out the country's deficit.
"I think we've been the most effective caucus, certainly the most talked about caucus on Capitol Hill the last year and a half and I would argue our chairman, frankly, is probably the member closest to the president, closer than probably any other member in the House or the Senate," Jordan said, referring to Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows, R-N.C.
The conservative caucus, which Jordan helped established, was founded in 2015 in part to advocate for less government spending and overreach.
In addition, Jordan slammed House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., for his role in pushing the accord through the two chambers of Congress.
"If there's concerns with the speaker, I think there are big concerns because he just presided over one of the biggest spending increases in the history of this country at a time when we were elected to do just the opposite," Jordan continued. "The swamp won and the American taxpayer lost."
Please Please Please Stand Strong on What You Are Saying, Jim Jordan!!!!
The fate and future of this country depends on it.
Love him.
He may be our next President. He is resolute and believes in America. The Trey’s and Ryan’s are too deep in Corporate $$$ to get anything done. I hope he is not, if so, attack the Marxists!!!!
The Freedom Caucus may be what saves the Stupid Party from its own foolhardy actions this year if they are successful in blocking this Amnesty.
“He may be our next President....”
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I believe we could trust Jordan far more that we could trust Pence.
Jim Jorden is one of the few level-headed, realistic, practical GOP politicians today. Met Trump’s demands first, THEN discuss DACA.
I agree. Pence is your typical empty suit politician.
Yes, Jim Jordan, build the wall first.
Attack the previous administration’s policy as encouraging the destruction of families. Connect it with their war on cultural values.
we didn’t get our deportations so fast our heads will spin and I don’t see a wall in our future, either. But we do get the daily swamp vaudeville. Iceland, Finland and Austria look better every day.
Good for the patriots in the Freedom Caucus.
Amnesty is the polar opposite of why Trump was put in office.
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This is what Iceland does to fix their country and protect its citizens ...
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/icelands-banksters-sentenced-74-years-prison-prosecution-u-s/
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/icelands-banksters-sentenced-74-years-prison-prosecution-u-s/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7RKbGAeWSw
In America, these bankers are invited to DC to discuss and write banking policies and wine & dine( OWN ) our politicians.
Let’s not shoot ourselves in the groin like we did over Obamacare.
He’s doing a good job.
If there’s anyone that doesn’t think that all, but a very small handful, of those in Congress are inept, incompetent, malicious, greedy, bullsh*t artists than they are out of their minds. We, being the so called, Republican Party and the President we elected, just gave away the farm, all in an effort to make a “DEAL”. If that is a deal, then we could go without a budget a few more months, live we’ve been doing for the last 9 years.
However, I consider Jordan to be one of that very small handful that doesn’t SUCK!!
No amnesty
No amnesty
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