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Emboldened conservatives press Ryan to bring hard-right immigration bill to floor | TheHill

posted onJanuary 24, 2018
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Article snippet: Emboldened by what they believe was a victory in the three-day government shutdown, House conservatives are raising the pressure on Speaker MORE (R-Wis.) to bring a tough border enforcement bill to the floor. House Freedom Caucus Chairman MORE (R-Texas), which is much more conservative than a bipartisan Senate plan to shield recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from deportation. Leaders of another conservative group, the Republican Study Committee (RSC), called Tuesday for Ryan’s leadership team to bring the bill to the floor, scoffing at bipartisan “backroom” negotiations happening in the Senate and among Hill leaders. “[Senate Minority Leader Charles] Schumer [D-N.Y.] is once again overplaying his hand on immigration, trying to paint his 'solution' as a foregone conclusion. The reality on the ground is that his extremist proposals are a non-starter in the House,” Rep. MORE (R-N.C.), the RSC’s chairman, told The Hill. “We have a workable path forward with the Goodlatte/McCaul bill and that's the bar set in the House,” Walker said. To win conservative support for a monthlong government funding bill last week, Ryan promised Meadows and the Freedom Caucus that he would put a team together to more aggressively whip GOP support for the legislation, according to a source familiar with the discussion. So far, the bill only has about 80 GOP co-sponsors, lawmakers said. “The Speaker has committed to working to find a path ahead for it ... Link to the full article to read more

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