Posted on 05/02/2015 6:04:38 AM PDT by cotton1706
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy opened his Friday memo to House members regarding May’s legislative agenda by quoting Steve Jobs and praising Republicans for the victories they’ve overseen in the first 100 days of the 114th Congress.
But GOP success stories may be overshadowed later this month when Republicans again face one of the most politically dangerous and unforgiving issues for the party: immigration.
In considering the fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, members could see a repeat of last year’s meltdown over Rep. Jeff Denham’s plans to offer as an amendment his so-called ENLIST Act, which would provide a legal-status pathway to certain undocumented immigrants in exchange for military service.
In 2013, Denham, R-Calif., sought a vote on the ENLIST Act as an amendment to the fiscal 2014 NDAA, but agreed to withdraw it at the request of leadership and Judiciary Chairman Robert W. Goodlatte, R-Va.
A year later, the controversy surrounding immigration policy and possible overhaul legislation became so untenable that by the time the fiscal 2015 NDAA came to the floor for consideration, leaders ruled the ENLIST Act as a non-germane amendment, bowing to threats from House Republicans that the underlying bill would go down if the language was included.
This year, Denham tells CQ Roll Call he is working with leadership to ensure his amendment gets made in order during floor debate, which could happen within weeks. If not, Denham wants to see that his proposal is considered in some other capacity, perhaps as a standalone measure, or following a vote on a border-security bill sponsored by Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas. That bill stalled earlier this year.
The all-night NDAA markup that lasted to early dawn Thursday raised red flags for the House Republican Conference’s anti-immigration-overhaul contingent.
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The traitors in the GOP need to meet the same fate as our weasel Eric Cantor met.
The commies NEVER stop. They bump you and inch and then another and another. They are willing to take part of a loaf in order to get their hands on the rest. The right rolls over and goes back to sleep. It is how we got to where we are
The corporate lobby is getting restless.
What, exactly?
They expect to get what they paid for.
What’s left to fight over?
Of course they won’t stop. Amnesty is merely a tool to expand the size and corruption of the government for many years to come, and that’s the top priority for most politicians.
“Stop giving prizes for illegal entry.”
What do you get when you reward bad behavior?
At least two branches of government may not know the answer to this question, but most Americans do.
Over the years many attempts made.
Kennedy and other guffawing goofballs feel it's done! The two parties reached an agreement on immigration "reform." Public outrage put an end to it. I'd oppose it if for no other reason than how those arrogant pukes behave.
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