Jeff Flake votes YES on TAX - Got Assurance on DACA!
 

https://twitter.com/JeffFlake/status/936644658167414784

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woooooow bigly.

its on CNN, they said flake would get their vote if DACA is addressed in the nxt couple of weeks.

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Jeff Flake for the win!

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At least people in the comments are bitching about the Tax Bill and not Dream Act, lol.

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Good faith, but what assurance does he have? just their word?

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I think the Tax Bill is terrible, but if it gets us DREAM Act I'll take it.

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yeah... from Mitch Mcconnell. *rolls eyes

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The tax bill is terrible but I will willingly get F***ed for Dream Act. Only able to pay taxes if I am able to work.. so yeah

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Well hopefully something more concrete than that...

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FUUCKK YEAHH fuck me as hard as you want GOP but give me the green gold

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"commitment" is not good enough though. Work on it now!

Someone once said "Politicans commitment and a whore's loyalty can never be trusted on".

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I think in the statement he said he has it in writing not by word from the leadership. Not sure how much bigger that is though.

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Wow Jeff Flake for the win.

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Sorry for the ignorance but can someone explain how the new tax reform bill is going to affect us and how it will make this country worse for most Americans?

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Jeff Flake with the Hail Marry pass. Touchdown!

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Don't get to excited. Tax bill is not passing IMO, good thing is Flake still supports a DACA fix with or without tax legislation.

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Cutting taxes for rich, but they still need the money from taxes so they need to get them from somewhere else. And that someone else is the middle class Americans. Approx 80 million will see their taxes increase

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I think they have the votes

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Seems like Mitch says they got the 50 votes needed. Will see what happens in the House.

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"Commitment"? Yeah no, if the DA is not included in any year-end deal, no commitment from anyone is going to get it to pass next year. Now or never!

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Lisa Desjardins‏
@LisaDNews

WHAT DID FLAKE GET ON DACA?: WH aide Marc Short tells me he will be part of the conversation. ("Happy to include him".)

Me: Does that mean any agreement on timing (this year or no), substance?

Short: No, it is to include him in our talks.

https://twitter.com/LisaDNews/status/936649307607961602

LMAO is something I guess.

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yeah, that "commitment" gives me an eerie feeling.

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So they'll include him in the talks that have lead to nothing.

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it already passed in the House 227-205 weeks ago. they just need to work out differences in committee once it passes the Senate.

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If daca is not adressed as promised, flake will not vote for the conference bill.

Simple as that

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I don’t think they are going to release exactly on what they agreed too. They’ll probably keep things under wraps to avoid any disruptions. Nothing good comes out when you release the details of any future bipartisanship.

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Oh ok, I was a little confused. I figured the House had to vote for it again since the Senate made some changes to it. Makes sense what you said though. Thanks for clearing that up.

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Old Article. Didn't see this posted somewhere in the forum.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) today introduced the Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act, legislation that will fund fortifications to strengthen border security, deliver long-term relief for DACA recipients, and ensure the swift deportation of gang and cartel members. Flake’s solution-oriented bill is comprised of the following components, several of which have previously had the joint-support of congressional Republicans, Democrats, and President Trump and his administration:

Border Security: Provides $1.6 billion in funding for border security measures, including 74 miles of border fortifications, and funding to plan for further construction. This provision was included in the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act (H.R. 3219) which passed the House with bipartisan support. That bill was also supported by President Trump and his administration.

DACA Recipient Relief: Provides DACA recipients or children who have been in the United States continuously since 2012 – and only those individuals – with conditional resident status for up to 10 years as long as they are pursuing vocational or higher education, enlisted in the military, or are gainfully employed. After meeting specified conditions, those individuals will then be eligible to apply for a green card. Those conditions include maintaining “good moral character,” as defined by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulation; maintaining consistent residence in the United States for a period of ten years; and either completing their three years of military service or receiving an honorable discharge, completing their vocational or higher education, or maintaining gainful employment for four of the proceeding five years. This provision mirrors the bipartisan Recognizing America's Children Act (H.R. 1468).

Interior Enforcement: Strengthens interior immigration enforcement by targeting members of gangs such as MS-13, and cartels for deportation. Currently, participation in gang or cartel activity is not considered a deportable offense. The provision on gang membership mirrors the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 3697) which passed the House with bipartisan support. That bill was also supported by President Trump and his administration.

Border Access Roads: Enables the construction of access roads along the border to allow U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel to more easily patrol the border. The bill also grants CBP permission to work with local communities to help maintain existing roads they regularly use while patrolling the border. This provision would implement the recommendations of the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO).

https://www.flake.senate.gov/public/...ent-relief-act

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well collins agreed to vote yes, so. either way it will pass.

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I don't trust Marc Short's answers either. Also Flake's deal with GOP leadership could be different than with the WH. We'll see.

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@jaketapper
Jake Tapper Retweeted Jake Tapper
2/ Flake spokesman @Jason_Samuels tells me that the DACA commitment came directly from @VP Pence.

https://twitter.com/jaketapper/statu...51436636737536

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I hope DA passes in its current form. A whole lot of will be able to file it, get CPR, and immediately file for removal of conditions.

Since when is Pence a part of these talks?

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can u clarify this? so what if we already satisfied the education and employment requirement? do we get to apply for permanent residency and skip the conditional part?

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Since he realized he's probably gonna be POTUS next year

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So is Pence going to order Congress to add DA to funding bill?

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Jesus Freak Pence and Mitch "the turtle" McConnell

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And he's probably hanging around the Senate in case they need his tie-breaking vote.

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I asked @GOPLeader if he thinks DACA needs to get done this month “I don’t think the solution for DACA -- I don’t see it out there right now. So I don’t see how you would get it done this month … DACA’s timeline is further out in March, you still have time to solve that problem"

@jakesherman

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Kevin McCarthy is a dumbass man.

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Under the current text the maximum period of conditional permanent residency is 10 years. Initial grant of 5 years, and then an extension for 5 years if you need it. They give you a lot of time to get the requirements done.

There is no minimum time requirement to file for removal of conditions in this case, and as with any other removal of conditions your time as a CPR counts for naturalization purposes. So for those of us who already qualify the process would look like this.

Apply for conditional permanent residency -> (wait however long to be approved, get an EAD in the meantime) -> Get conditional Green Card valid for 5 years -> File for removal of conditions right off the bat -> (wait however long it takes them to approve that) -> (5 years (or 3 if you're married to a USC) from your Resident Since Date - 90 days) - file N-400 for naturalization.



I don't think Pence can order congress to do anything. VP is a weird somewhat ceremonial role that can break ties, usually in favor since a tied measure fails absent a tiebreaker.