It has now been three weeks since the Senate passed a bipartisan immigration reform bill with a path to citizenship by a 68-32 vote, with the House still appearing disinclined to make meaningful action anytime soon.
Today, a number of House Democrats are taking a stand on the House floor to speak on the economic benefits of immigration reform and to push their colleagues to take action on reform with a pathway to citizenship. They’re calling the event a “Special Order for House Freshmen on Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform.”
They’ll be speaking this afternoon, Wednesday, July 17, sometime around 5:30 PM ET. Follow the conversation at #CIRmeansJobs, or tune back here to catch the livestream.
Here are the House members who will be speaking:
Mark Takano (D-CA) – @RepMarkTakano
Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) – @RepLowenthal
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) – @RepDuckworth
Bill Foster (D-IL) – @RepBillFoster
Mark Veasey (D-TX) – @RepVeasey
Pete Gallego (D-TX) – @RepPeteGallego
Joaquin Castro (D-TX) – @JoaquinCastrotx
Joe Garcia (D-FL) – @JoeGarcia
Dina Titus (D-NV) – @repdinatitus
Juan Vargas (D-CA) – @RepJuanVargas
Eric Swalwell (D-CA) – @RepSwalwell
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) – @RepLujanGrisham
Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) – @RepBetoORourke
Janice Hahn (D-CA) – @JaniceHahn
Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) – @TulsiGabbard
Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) – @RepSinema
Joyce Beatty (D-OH) – @JoyceBeatty
Daniel Kildee (D-MI) – @RepDanKildee
Joseph Kennedy (D-MA) – @RepJoeKennedy
Jared Huffman (D-CA) – @RepHuffman
Patrick Murphy (D-FL) – @RepMurphyFL
