mcain and coon bill is a companion to USA ACT

Senators McCain, Coons introduce bipartisan immigration compromise
Senate bill is the companion to bipartisan House legislation from Reps. Hurd and Aguilar, which already has 27 Republican co-sponsors and 27 Democratic co-sponsors

McCain-Coons is a narrow approach that fixes DACA and bolsters border security. Passage would allow Congress to focus on other pressing matters, including a budget deal to fully fund the military and key domestic programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) will introduce legislation today to address two pressing issues (DACA and border security), providing a path to resolve these important immigration issues and allowing Congress to devote full attention to finalizing a budget deal that fully funds the military and domestic programs.

The McCain-Coons legislation is a Senate companion bill to the Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Will Hurd (R-TX-23) and Pete Aguilar (D-CA-31) to protect Dreamers from deportation and provide a pathway to citizenship while implementing new border security measures. The USA Act already has 54 co-sponsors in the House -- an even split of 27 Republicans and 27 Democrats.

“For months, I have been calling on my colleagues to complete a bipartisan budget agreement to lift the caps on defense spending and fully fund the military. While reaching a deal cannot come soon enough for America’s service members, the current political reality demands bipartisan cooperation to address the impending expiration of the DACA program and secure the southern border,” said Senator McCain. “Our legislation, which already has broad support in the House of Representatives, would address the most urgent priorities of protecting Dreamers, strengthening border security, alleviating the backlog in immigration courts, and addressing the root causes of illegal immigration. I’m grateful to Senator Coons for his leadership and hope our colleagues will support this effort to resolve the immediate challenges before us. It’s time we end the gridlock so we can quickly move on to completing a long-term budget agreement that provides our men and women in uniform the support they deserve.”

“It’s no secret that Congress is gridlocked, and there is a growing list of unaddressed issues we simply have to fix, but I still believe that we agree on more than we disagree on,” said Senator Coons. “The bill I’m introducing with Senator McCain today doesn’t solve every immigration issue, but it does address the two most pressing problems we face: protecting DACA recipients and securing the border. I believe there is bipartisan support for both of those things and I believe that we can reach a budget deal that increases funding for our military and important domestic programs. We need to find a way through this gridlock to get Congress working again, and this is a viable path forward.”

Senator Coons added: “I have been and remain very encouraged by the bipartisan negotiations toward an immigration compromise that Senators Collins and Manchin have hosted through the Common Sense Coalition, and I plan to continue working with that group to try and find a way forward. The purpose of the legislation I’m introducing today with Senator McCain is to highlight this existing, bipartisan House bill and to add another viable, bipartisan option to the table.”

https://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroo...on-compromise_

https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public...A-443EAE52E9D0

Unfortunately, it's dead on arrival.

USA Act is a good bill

https://hurd.house.gov/media-center/...rtisan-usa-act


WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) and Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) praised Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Christopher Coons (D-DE) for introducing the bipartisan Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act in the Senate. Like the House version, the Senate companion provides a permanent, legislative fix for DACA recipients and calls for smart border security measures to gain operational control of our borders by 2020. It is also a vehicle that will allow Congress to finally vote on long-term appropriations for our military and Department of Homeland Security.

“Our plan offers a permanent legislative solution for children who came here of no fault of their own – while achieving operational control of the border by 2020 – two things we all can agree on. I am pleased that Senators McCain and Coons are working together to introduce this legislation in the Senate so we can solve this increasingly urgent issue.” said Rep. Hurd whose district includes over 800 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border, more than any other Member of Congress. “Americans are tired of partisan gridlock. They deserve solutions. This is about Congress doing our job and it proves that Republicans and Democrats in both Chambers of Congress are willing to work together to unite and secure America.”

“Hundreds of thousands of young people are waiting for answers about their futures while Congress continues to talk rather than act. Now is the time to work across party lines to provide certainty to Dreamers,” said Rep. Aguilar. He continued, “The USA Act is a targeted approach that can pass the House and Senate today. I’m grateful to Senators McCain and Coons for their leadership on this issue and for introducing the Senate companion to the USA Act.”

Democrats have no excuse not to start the floor debate on all these bills and amend as necessary.

When is the debate suppose to happen anyways?

Why don't all house Democrats get off their ass and cosponsor the USA act. That'll be over 218 votes and it would put significant pressure on Ryan and GOP leadership.

Not voting in favor of the USA Act should be considered unpatriotic.

They should sell it like that.

"USA is in the name of the bill you fucking commie"

Most likely after Feb. 8, after the Dems vote for another CR.