Here Are the 75 House Republicans Who Conceded the Immigration Fight

the blaze ^ | 03.03.2015

[Perdogg]

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.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Why did we bother to vote?

The Dems are really enjoying this because they *know* who is not voting in 2016. And they know why. Because the Republican party is ruled by, and populated with, a bunch of spineless, cowardly Quislings.

2016 is going to be a debacle of spooky proportions for the Republican party.

[cripplecreek]

Bentivolio was rock solid on immigration and Trott has sold out from day 1.

GOP lawmaker returns award to protest Chamber of Commerce’s immigration policy

[Bratch]

House passes clean DHS funding bill — with more than two-thirds of Republicans voting no

POSTED AT 4:41 PM ON MARCH 3, 2015 BY ALLAHPUNDIT

The “Hastert Rule” says that a Speaker shouldn’t let any bill reach the floor unless a majority of his own caucus supports it. In the end, when the Great Executive Amnesty Sellout reached its final act, a supermajority of Boehner’s caucus opposed it. He passed the bill anyway — with all members of the minority party voting yes.

John Boehner, Democratic Speaker of the House.

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75 Republicans join EVERY Democrat in funding Obama's amnesty. #dhs #haction pic.twitter.com/JeD5xcnqdz— dan holler (@danholler) March 3, 2015

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It ended up 257-167. Here’s the roll, but don’t get too caught up in the 75 Republicans who voted yes. If 100 Democrats had switched their votes to no at the last second, I assume Boehner would have had little trouble replacing them with squishier members from his own side. Dozens of GOPers voted no here, no doubt, simply because their votes weren’t needed and a “nay” on authorizing executive amnesty will help them avoid primary challenges next year. There are probably 50-60 House conservatives who opposed the bill on the merits, because they’d rather endure a very limited shutdown of DHS to pressure Obama on immigration than throw in the towel now.

I already said my piece on this earlier so I won’t belabor it but lemme add two points. First, per Leon Wolf, don’t forget that not only does this remove any congressional roadblock to Obama’s amnesty, it also removes the roadblock to O’s plan to let illegals apply for the Earned Income Tax Credit retroactively, a giveaway that could be worth thousands of dollars in taxpayer money for each applicant. Second, if you think that this would have been a slam dunk with a Republican president in office, you’re kidding yourself and setting yourself up for more disappointment in 2017. For one thing, Democrats will almost certainly regain some seats in the Senate in 2016 (whether or not they reclaim a clear majority) so they’ll actually be in a better position to filibuster during the first two years of the next presidency than they are now — unless McConnell makes the filibuster go bye-bye. But even if the GOP had a filibuster-proof majority, it’s goofy to think that a Republican White House would risk alienating Latinos by undoing Obama’s executive order without having some sort of comprehensive immigration deal in Congress ready to go in its place. In that sense, executive amnesty is a lot like ObamaCare — Republicans may talk a good game about nuking each, but when push comes to shove, they’re talking about repeal and replace, not mere repeal. And the GOP’s replacement for executive amnesty will itself certainly allow for some form of legalization. The die is cast. And O knew it when he signed the order, which is why he’s not worried about a successor undoing his immigration legacy with a penstroke.

[niteowl77]

2016 is going to be a debacle of spooky proportions for the Republican party.

Oh, I agree, but as long as the Weepin' Cheeto and these 75 members of the "pi$$ on their backs but tell them it's raining" caucus suffer no consequences scarier than losing an election, what is it to them? They've already got theirs (or will be getting it before 2016 rolls around).

Mr. niteowl77

[Smokin' Joe]

Why did we bother to vote?

As so often assured, to keep those people with a "D" after their name out so Obama wouldn't get anything and everything he wants...

The lesser evil is still evil.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Wet noodle LoBiondo - no surprise there.....

[exit82]

Good analysis, Bratch.

In short, this was all kabuki theater.

We have been sold out, and the country has been sold out.

The soap box and the ballot box have now failed us.

[exit82]

Good analysis, Bratch.

In short, this was all kabuki theater.

We have been sold out, and the country has been sold out.

The soap box and the ballot box have now failed us.

[raybbr]

And people ask me why I have such animosity towards latinos....

[Hot Tabasco]

The Michigan republicans who screwed us.....Miller

Miller is my rep, she's heard from me before and she'll hear from me again..........and in the local "letters to the editor".......

[timestax]

[BushCountry]

Democrats did not even run an opponent against Jolly. Now I know why.

[Blue Collar Christian]

Note to self: Just remember when Martha McSally R, AZ, wants to run for Senator or Governor. She was hard to pin down on abortion too.

[kevslisababy]

Bishop is a surprise and disappointment.

[cripplecreek]

I never paid any attention to his race.

[duffee]

My Congressman Alan Nunnelee (R) Ms. 01 passed away. He usually votes as boehner directs but I don’t belive he would have on this as our other two republican congressmen voted against. We already have nine people vying to replace him, some with no experience and one I talked with last night didn’t know who our Lt. Governor is. The 4 that were our meeting last night were new to me and have apparently not been active. We discussed questions to pose to candidates. I believe we should keep it simple. “Are you with boehner and mConnell or Louie Gohmert and Ted Cruz?” One of them has stated to me that he didn’t like Newt Gingrich or Louie Gohmert, I didn’t sign his qualifying petition.

[upchuck]

Mark Sanford - No

Joe Wilson - No

Jeff Duncan - No

Trey Gowdy - No

Mick Mulvaney - No

Tom Rice - No

Thank God for South Carolina's conservative Republican Representatives! How can we clone these guys for the other states?

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[Colonel_Flagg]

21. Emmer (Minn.)
35. Kline

Both now dead to me.

[Svartalfiar]

And here’s the 23 names that are missing from your list. The ones who voted to vote for it, but then voted no on the bill just as cover.

Cook
Cramer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Foxx
Grothman
Joyce
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
McKinley
Messer
Newhouse
Olson
Reed
Rigell
Rokita
Russell
Thornberry
Wagner
Whitfield
Womack
Young (AK)
Zinke

[Duckdog]

Glad my Rep., Zinky, Montana, is not there.