Posted on 11/12/2014 12:30:15 PM PST by jazusamo
Dozens of House Republicans have signed onto a new letter that insists the GOP include language in the upcoming spending bill to prevent President Obama from taking unilateral action on immigration, escalating a simmering fight between Congress and the White House.
Rep. Matt Salmon, an Arizona Republican who organized the letter, said Congress needs to use its power of the purse to defend its own powers to write immigration policy — and he said he believes there could be enough support even in the Democratic-controlled Senate to win.
“I’m not going down without a fight,” he said in an interview with The Washington Times.
The letter is to be issued Thursday, but the debate is already heated.
Mr. Obama has vowed to claim executive powers to grant tentative legal status to potentially millions of illegal immigrants, and to act by the end of the year.
Republican leaders have warned him against that move, saying it would “poison” chances for getting a real immigration deal done in the next Congress, and could tarnish prospects for bipartisanship on a whole host of other issues when the GOP has control of both chambers next year.
“I think President Obama has a duty to help build the trust we all need to move forward together, not to double-down on old ways of doing business,” Sen. Mitch McConnell, the incoming Senate majority leader, said as he opened the lame-duck session on Wednesday. “That’s why I think moving forward with the unilateral action on immigration he’s planned would be a big mistake.”
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It’s worth checking Numbers USA. They’re already flooding DC with demands for a short term budget and other strategies to stop Obama.
Can someone explain this to me.
The Republican leaders have been humping the leg of comprehensive immigration reform since 2000. Over the last few years, there has been a non-stop push for it from both parties.
I have no idea what is going on here. Has the Republican leadership finally pulled it’s head out? I can’t believe that.
They’re still calling the Tea Party the party of terrorists.
I think we’re being lied to on a level seldom seen before, perhaps never in the history of our nation.
Of one thing I am dead set certain, we are being sold down the river on this issue. It has been at least 20+ years in the making.
Sessions is correct, as usual.
Let the Tea Party Chant be heard from coast to coast, followed by a clap. “Block, Block Block”..blockblockblock!
Most likely. But hopefully all these RINOs can be replaced if they do not do their job!
I'd rather explain women to you than explain Congress.
I have no idea but tend to agree with you. To me it seems the GOP leaders are sending a message to 0bama that they’ll pass immigration reform if he’ll back off a little and that wouldn’t be good because I think Boehner will fold..
” Of one thing I am dead set certain, we are being sold down the river on this issue. It has been at least 20+ years in the making.”
The Chamber of Commerce has been promoting amnesty for over 10 years. They OWN Boehner, McConnell, and Cornyn. Cruz and 4 other Senators are our last hope. Otherwise, a 5 million man march on DC might frighten the traitors.
The language to prevent him from doing this already exists.
It’s in the Constitution of the United States of America.
Perhaps “congress” should familiarize themselves with it.
Amen to that.
One way to start cleaning the voterolls.
Reid will not allow a vote on a spending bill that has that language. I sense a shutdown coming.
For comments on the effect of "diversity" on actual human societies, see A Lesson In Absurdity.
There is, in fact, no real benefit to any society in deliberately undermining the social cohesion of its neighborhoods. There is certainly no benefit to the existing population of America, in having illegal migrants take jobs away from American youth, or in undermining our sense of common values.
William Flax
If we have an immigration law in place already, and the president refuses to enforce, is he breaking the law, and his oath of office??
He is not talking about being unable to enforce the law because of lack of resources. This could be considered a form of extortion, terrorism, robbery or rape, where a person threatens to do something or not do something unless certain conditions are met.
For what a week? Congress takes 4 weeks off out of the next 6 weeks then Harry's gone.
They want it to be their idea... (pandering)
Once this amnesty is done, you can turn out the lights. This nation will essentially no longer exist.
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