You’ve probably heard about the horrible Yulin Dog Meat Festival held every year in China. And the dog meat trade in South Korea got a lot of publicity recently, thanks to Olympic athletes like Meagan Duhamel and Gus Kenworthy making headlines when they rescued dogs that would otherwise have been someone’s dinner. What you may not be aware of is the disturbing fact that the killing of dogs (and cats) for food happens right here in the United States. ... More recently, Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) intr...
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Virtually all Democrats are poised to join a group of Republicans calling for House votes this election year on immigration, an effort that seems unlikely to succeed but would cast a campaign-season spotlight on an issue Democrats think will help their Election Day prospects. Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., has gathered nearly 50 GOP co-sponsors – including U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph – on a procedural measure that would permit votes on four immigration bills. Those bills would include a cons...
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There are still a few Republicans in Congress who are interested in addressing the status of the 690,000 or so young unauthorized immigrants facing the loss of their temporary deportation protections under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. And they’re beginning to turn up the pressure on House Republican leadership to bring a bill to the floor. Or rather, four bills. Moderate Republican Reps. Jeff Denham (R-CA) and Will Hurd (R-TX), together with members of the Congressi...
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Yesterday, U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-CA) was joined by Reps. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Will Hurd (R-TX) and Lujan Grisham (D-NM) to announce the addition 190 Democratic co-sponsors to his bipartisan “queen-of-the-hill” rule to allow a floor debate on four DACA solutions. The measure now has a total of 240 cosponsors – enough to force a vote on the House floor. What They’re Saying about queen-of-the-hill Rep. Grace Napolitano (Press Release, April 18, 2018): Napolitano Cosponsors Bipartisan “...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jeff Denham’s (R-Turlock) issued the following statement about the passing of Former First Lady Barbara Bush. “Mrs. Bush was a stateswoman, philanthropist and most importantly, a mother leaving behind a great legacy in her family. She was an advocate for literacy and helping underprivileged youth, and her contributions to this country will continue to be felt for generations to come. Sonia and I send our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the Bush family as they f...
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WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Will Hurd (R-TX) and Lujan Grisham (D-NM) announced that their bipartisan “queen-of-the-hill” rule to allow a floor debate on four DACA solution measures now has the support of 50 Republicans and 190 Democrats for a total of 240 cosponsors, easily surpassing the 218 votes needed to pass the measure through the House. The rule would force a debate and floor vote on Rep. Goodlatte’s Securing America’s Future Act, the clean Dream Ac...
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The words “queen of the hill” and “discharge petition” may not mean a lot to those outside of Washington seeking a DACA fix. But they could be the key to a burgeoning coalition of House Republicans and Democrats anxious to at least have a debate on DACA and immigration policy. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) is spearheading an effort to convince the House GOP leadership to put a series of immigration/DACA plans on the floor for a debate and vote. Denham says more than 50 Republicans and 190-plus Democra...
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A bipartisan group of House lawmakers worked Wednesday to exert pressure on House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) to bring immigration legislation up for a vote. Rep. Jeff Denham (R., Calif.) said Wednesday that he had secured the support of 240 lawmakers, including 50 Republicans, for a bipartisan proposal to vote on a series of immigration bills on the House floor. “The biggest issue we’re facing today is actually having the debate in front of the American public,” Mr. Denham said. The broad, bip...
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A bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday urged Speaker Paul Ryan to schedule debate on bills to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation, in a move aimed at reviving a push that sputtered in the Senate in February. Backers said they had 240 House members on board so far pushing for debate of four different bills to replace the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which Republican President Donald Trump ended on March 5. Under the Hou...
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