the House passed it. Reid said the Senate will get around to their own bill. What was it that Sarah said, laying down like little puppies getting their bellies scratched?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/15/us-usa-transportation-house-idUSKBN0FK2GT20140715
One side wants something passed to protect them from their voters, even if it means going to Dems for votes.
The other side tends to say 'no' to anything like this at all regardless of conditions, most in GOP only districts where saying 'no' is always safe.
So with a divided GOP house they always get nothing in return for all this $$$.
On other threads I said to give Obama his border $$$ but to fix the 2008 law that prevents immediate deportations, to give AZ the authorization to enforce their laws regarding illegals, and outlaw Obama’s amnesty program, all in the $$$ bill. Attach all those fixes.
And maybe some Republicans fear that Obama could use the GWB method of using 'signing statements' to ignore parts of the law he doesn't want to follow(man it looked great when Bush did it) .