A group of GOP moderates' move to try force a DACA debate on the floor still has several hurdles to clear before they potentially reach any votes. As of Thursday morning, 17 Republicans signed onto the petition. If all 193 Democrats join them, which is a possibility but not a given, they would still need eight more Republicans in order to hit 218 -- a majority of the House. One of the major driving forces of the effort, California Republican Rep. Jeff Denham, told CNN's Ashley Killough Wednesday...
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House Speaker Paul Ryan opposes a maneuver being attempted by fellow House Republicans who are trying to force a vote on immigration legislation, since Congress has not been able to legislate a fix to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program earlier this year. Their efforts are doomed to be vetoed, Ryan said Thursday. ... Reps. Carlos Curbelo, R-Florida; Jeff Denham, R-California; and Will Hurd, R-Texas, filed the petition Wednesday. If they convince a majority of the members of...
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Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday dismissed the effort launched by a group of House Republicans to circumvent the normal legislative process and force floor votes on a pack of immigration proposals. ... The petition, filed Wednesday by Reps. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., Jeff Denham, R-Calif., and Will Hurd, R-Texas, would force a vote on bipartisan legislation unveiled in March that would allow for consideration of four different proposals, including a conservative immigration bill proposed by Judiciary ...
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WASHINGTON – Today, a group of Republican lawmakers introduced a discharge petition to force a series of floor votes on four DACA, immigration and border security bills. If the petition, led by Rep. Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), receives 218 signatures, it will force a vote on H. Res. 774 that Rep. Jeff Denham (CA-10) introduced in March, to allow Members to debate the issue on the House floor under the “queen of the hill” rule. According to the rule, whichever proposal receives the most votes and mee...
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WASHINGTON – Hoy, un grupo de legisladores republicanos presentaron una propuesta para forzar una serie de votos en la Cámara de Representantes relacionado con cuatro proyectos de ley sobre DACA, inmigración y la seguridad de la frontera. Si la petición, liderada por el Representante Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), recibe el apoyo de 218 congresistas, le brindará oportunidad a Miembros del Congreso para debatir el tema en el pleno de la Cámara de Representantes conforme a la regla "queen of the hill". D...
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Republicans with moderate views on immigration defied party leaders and took steps Wednesday toward forcing campaign-season House votes on the issue. One top maverick said they had enough support to succeed. … “We feel very importantly that this has got to happen now, and we’re willing to drive that vote,” said one leading proponent, Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif. … Curbelo, Denham and others filed a petition Wednesday that would force votes on four immigration bills if they gained the signatures of...
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A group of Republican lawmakers used a rare congressional maneuver Wednesday to try and force the House to vote on a series of bills to protect DREAMers. They were confident they would get enough Republicans to join their effort and bypass party leadership. Nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children have been in limbo ever since President Trump ended the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program last year. Federal courts have forced the admini...
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Five House Republicans took the first step Wednesday to force a debate on immigration bills that would provide a pathway to citizenship for so-called Dreamers. … Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., who is facing a tough re-election bid in his Central Valley district, led the charge last month when he announced more than 50 Republicans had signed onto a resolution to bring up four immigration bills. Denham initially held off on filing the discharge petition, hoping added pressure would convince Republica...
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Fifteen House Republicans have signed on to a discharge petition filed Wednesday that is intended to force votes on a series of immigration measures — including legislation to protect so-called Dreamers. The discharge petition, which is intended to force legislation from a committee, would lead to a floor vote if a majority of House members sign on to it. … GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo (Fla.) filed the motion, and was quickly joined by Republican Reps. Jeff Denham (Calif.), Will Hurd (Texas), Mario D...
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