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Article snippet: Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) said on Wednesday that he will bring legislation to address a key Obama-era immigration program up for a vote if negotiators can reach a deal by the end of January. “If negotiators reach an agreement on these matters by the end of January, I will bring it to the Senate floor for a free-standing vote. I encourage those working on such legislation to develop a compromise that can be widely supported by both political parties and actually become law,” McConnell said in a statement. McConnell’s comments come as negotiators are increasingly signaling they will have to kick talks over pairing a DACA fix with a border security package into next year despite demands from immigration activists. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said on Wednesday that he had gotten a commitment from McConnell to hold a vote in January. “I am ... pleased that the majority leader has committed to bring the bipartisan DACA bill we are currently negotiating to the Senate floor in January,” he said in a statement. Sen. MORE (R-Texas) confirmed the promise but noted that senators didn't have an immigration bill yet. The Trump administration has announced it will end DACA, which allows immigrants brought into the country as children to work and go to school without fear of deportation. Congress faces a mid-March deadline to pass legislation addressing the program or hundreds of thousands of immigrants will be at risk of deportation. Senators have introduced a ... Link to the full article to read more