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Denham, House Republicans seek to force DACA votehttps://www.turlockjournal.com/news/government/Denham-house-republicans-seek-force-daca-vote/
Congressman Jeff Denham is heading an effort by a group of House Republicans to avoid the conventional legislative process and force a vote on a group of immigration proposals, spurred by the fact that Congress has not been able to approve a fix to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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“Congress must do its job and have the debate we have avoided for years,” Denham said. “My rule is about coming together in a bipartisan manner to find a compromise on a permanent solution for America’s Dreamers and responsible border security.”
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Denham appeared on CNN’s Newsroom with Anna Cabrera on Saturday to discuss H.Res. 774, calling for compromise.
“The whole point of this is, let’s bring it up for a debate. Both parties have talked about this for well over a decade now,” Denham said. “The Dreamers have been held in the balance here. And then to have a March 5 deadline and just bypass that altogether – I’m willing to empower the Speaker to push for this – to make sure that we actually do have a vote on the floor.”
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