Posted on 05/14/2015 4:53:52 PM PDT by cotton1706
A bipartisan coalition came close Thursday to protecting immigration-related language in the fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act — but not close enough.
A 221-202 vote on an amendment, offered by Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., stripped a provision in the underlying bill encouraging the Pentagon to study options for enlisting undocumented immigrants into the military in exchange for a pathway to legal status.
All 182 Democrats voted “no,” joined by 20 Republicans.
Passage of the Brooks amendment will prompt a sigh of relief from GOP leaders, who feared its failure would put the entire NDAA bill in jeopardy — at least 25 House Republicans said their support for the measure was contingent upon removal of the amendment adopted during the markup in the House Armed Services Committee, offered by freshman Democrat Ruben Gallego of Arizona. And with almost every Democrat prepared to vote against final passage, every GOP vote counted.
Plenty of Republicans likely voted for the Brooks amendment out of loyalty to leadership and to protect the NDAA bill. One such member was Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., who typically supports similar immigration measures but also sits on the Armed Services panel.
But while passage of Brooks’ amendment ensures smooth sailing for the NDAA when consideration wraps Friday, the vote could have reverberations for the rest of the 114th Congress.
The vote showed conservatives are still resolved to fight any pro-immigration measure that may arise, especially as it relates to fighting President Barack Obama by proxy.
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Jeb’s terrible week just got worse.
PING
I hope Congresscritter McSally goes into overdrive with amnesty.
The hate for the McPuppets will get worse and the best chance of beating McCain in 2016.
Secondly, John McCain actually opposes this crap because it gets in his way of proposing 10 new wars, next week and imperils the NDAA.
But now McCain can’t claim credit for killing the Dreamer Amendment. The Alabama Slammer Mo Brooks can claim credit.
Coffman and Denham are claiming they speak for all veterans wanting illegals in the miltary.
Pro-immigration or pro-illegal aliens which is anti-immigration ???
These Bastards always (always) add crap to the Defense Bills. Bastards.
In addition to Denham, Coffman, Kinzinger and Herrera Beutler, the following 16 Republicans also voted in favor of keeping Gallego’s language in the NDAA bill:
Carlos Curbelo of Florida
Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania
Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida
Robert Dold of Illinois
Chris Gibson of New York
Richard Hanna of New York
John Katko of New York
Frank A. LoBiondo of New Jersey
Tom MacArthur of New Jersey
Martha E. McSally of Arizona
Dan Newhouse of Washington
Dave Reichert of Washington
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Washington
Elise Stefanik of New York
Fred Upton of Michigan
David Valadao of California
Active Duty ping.
Good work, Mo Brooks! Who are the 20 turncoat Republicans?
Thanks, Mr. Peabody.
I believe that Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who is listed as being from Washington, is actually another Floridian. Though she probably does spend a lot of time in Washington, DC.
First, the (D’s) torpedo Zer0’s trade fast track. Now, they dug a ditch in a “pathway” to citizenship.
They are backing away from him to make themselves appear to be
less radical before 2016.
See post 8.
No foreign nationals need to be in the US military, PERIOD! Especially illegals out of central/south america.
Recruiting illegals from the third world is the equivalent of hiring and training mercenaries, ISIS members, and gangbangers from mexican drug cartels.
Thanks! I cut and pasted from the article.
It’s not surprising that 75% of Washington state’s Republican representatives voted in favor of keeping the language in the bill.
The state has four Republican Reps. They are all left-wing RINOs. Every one of them.
Yep
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