House delays vote on immigration bill in face of likely defeat

House delays vote on immigration bill in face of likely defeat
The ‘compromise’ bill was expected to fail on the House floor Thursday.

By RACHAEL BADE, HEATHER CAYGLE and JOHN BRESNAHAN 06/21/2018 09:26 AM EDT Updated 06/21/2018 02:10 PM EDT
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UPDATE 2:10 p.m.

House GOP leaders postponed a vote on a “compromise” immigration proposal until Friday, according to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

House GOP leadership will brief Republican lawmakers on the bill this afternoon, after members asked for more time to consider the proposal. It still faces long odds at passage.

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House Republican leaders, staring at an embarrassing defeat, are considering delaying a vote on a "compromise" immigration bill slated to hit the House floor Thursday, according to multiple GOP leadership aides.

House conservatives have been asking GOP leaders for more time to review the legislation. And House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) has been advocating for additional time to whip the bill all week.

Speaker Paul Ryan called a meeting early Thursday afternoon with other Republican leaders to discuss the situation.

“I think it is a mistake that leadership is rushing this [compromise] bill to the floor today,” Rep. Raul Labrador, one of the top negotiators of the text, said before the leadership meeting was announced.

"I actually think with a little bit more conversation, we could actually get to an agreement on things,” the Idaho Republican said. “Somebody suggested this today: we don’t have the White House picnic. Let’s spend those two hours in a room as Republicans talking about how we can actually get to 218.”

The House is still expected to vote Thursday on a more conservative immigration bill favored by GOP hardliners, which is expected to fail. It's unclear how long GOP leaders would delay the vote on the compromise bill if they go that route.

The potential delay comes after Republican leaders spent weeks crafting the compromise bill — one that tracks with President Donald Trump’s call to beef up border security and shield Dreamers from deportation.

After laboring to strike a deal between moderate Republicans from swing districts and immigration hawks wary of being accused of supporting “amnesty,” GOP leaders still didn't have the votes heading into Thursday.

Earlier in the day, Ryan defended his decision to bring that bill and a more conservative proposal to the floor.

"We’re giving the members the ability to vote for the policy of their preference," Ryan told reporters Thursday morning. "The bills that are coming to the floor today are bills that if it got to [Trump's] desk he would sign it into law. Therefore it is a legitimate exercise."

But the bills aren't expected to survive a House floor vote, much less make it to Trump — a damaging blow to an already weakened lame-duck speaker. Ryan's team has downplayed the possibility of passing anything, and the Wisconsin Republican has long maintained that any solution for Dreamers would likely have to be bipartisan.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...n-trump-661214

Well we won't have to worry about that now.

I didn't see this one coming. Time for Democrats and Republicans to set aside their ego and start compromising to reach an agreement for the benefit of all.

Sad to say, but that won't ever happen..

I hate to rain on your parade but unfortunately compromise will not happen. Too many moving parts that lead to nothing.

good joke, buddy.

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Colleague Mike Emanuel rpts Hse GOP mtg will give mbrs chance to ask whatever they want about compromise bill. GOPers still not optimistic that bill will pass. But delaying it a day could buy them time

12:00 PM - 21 Jun 2018

come on, everyone knows this is just for show... it's still going to fail tomorrow and the GOP 'moderates' can go around saying that they got a vote on a bill to help dreamers which didn't go anywhere.

RYAN ONLY INTERFERED TO KILL PASSAGE OF THE ONLY VIABLE OPTION: THE DISCHARGE PETITION. AIDED AND ABETTED BY DENHAM AND CURBELO.

For the alternative bill to pass:
Remove the age cap.
Cancel removal and removal orders.

Otherwise, this is just their enforcement bill tab.

Well said girl.