Rand Paul threatens to support filibustering immigration bill

Yahoo News ^ | 20 Jun 2013 | Chris Moody

[sand88]

You must include Gowdy and Chaffetz.....both good guys. Just pray they don’t drink the DC Koolaid.

Yes, they have been strong so far. Very sharp.

I enjoy Gowdy's passion. He definitely is not afraid to take it to the left.

[SeminoleCounty]

Randmesty is trying to save his butt from supporting Amnesty

Randmesty the Harvey Dent of politics

[cookcounty]

Didn’t Kay Bailey Hutchison get a law through a few years ago watering down the fence-building?

[Christie at the beach]

Yea! Great photo.

[ObamahatesPACoal]

Rand Paul has said he is going to give them provisional legal status while he secures the border.

[SunkenCiv]

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  I, for one, am for immigration reform. … That being said, I’m worried that the bill before us won’t pass.... [Rand Paul: I hate to say it, but the immigration bill is a little bit like ObamaCare right now ]

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  [Paul open to voting for Senate immigration bill]

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  [Rand Paul: I'm Open to Voting for Immigration Bill]

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  Latinos, should be a natural constituency for the party, Paul argued, but "Republicans have pushed them away with harsh rhetoric over immigration." ...he would create a bipartisan panel to determine how many visas should be granted for workers already in the United States and those who might follow... [and the buried lead] "Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers... [Rand Paul calls on conservatives to embrace immigration reform]

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• ...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly "eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don't always all agree on every issue" ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party," Paul said. [Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften war stance]

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  One day after announcing on his radio show that he is "truly considering" running in 2014 for the U.S. Senate seat now held by New Jersey's Frank Lautenberg, Rivera amped up his message today in a television interview and a column on the Fox News Latino website... a moderate Republican who is fiscally conservative but also supports gay marriage and Roe v. Wade... [Geraldo Rivera declares himself a 'moderate Republican' as he eyes U.S. Senate run]

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