McConnell Promises Immigration Vote To End Government Shutdown
“Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has set a Monday noon vote on a federal spending bill that would reopen the partially shuttered government until Feb. 8 in exchange for a promise for a vote on immigration reform legislation next month.
McConnell offered the deal on the Senate floor at 9:30 p.m. and then asked for Democratic consent to vote on the spending bill at 10 p.m.
Democrats objected, and McConnell then moved the vote, which could have come as early as 1 a.m. Monday to noon. …
McConnell’s offer is a near-guarantee that a moderate immigration reform bill offered by Sens. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and others, would get floor consideration. But it’s not a guarantee it would pass, and if the Senate does agree on something, House Republicans have signaled they won’t necessarily like it.
McConnell said if the current bipartisan negotiations on the Dreamers and border security to not yield a deal, he would move to immigration on the Senate floor even without the accord. McConnell did not say which immigration bill he introduce, but Flake said “anyone can bring forward their bill.” …”
Graham and Flake are on board:
I’m very pleased to hear Majority Leader McConnell commit to the Senate that if we do not make a breakthrough on immigration by February 8th, the Senate will take the issue up under regular order.
This is a more than reasonable proposal by the Majority Leader.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 22, 2018
I’m hopeful my Democrat colleagues will find a way to reopen the government so we can find a solution on immigration, defense spending, and many other important issues.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 22, 2018
I’m convinced that to continue the government shutdown — after this proposal — does more harm than good to our effort to find common ground.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 22, 2018
Where things stand
-No deal as of late Sun
-Talks ongoing
-Senate comes back 10am Mon
-Vote noon Mon. on CR till Feb. 8
-Flake now a “yes” on that
-McConnell signals he’s open to an imm. vote
-Dems not ready to cut a deal, but not walking away— Robert Costa (@costareports) January 22, 2018
In other words, the Senate has until February 8th to strike a DACA deal. In the event a deal isn’t reached, there will be a vote on the Gang of 6 amnesty.
Source: http://www.occidentaldissent.com/2018/01/21/mcconnell-promises-immigration-vote-to-end-government-shutdown/
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