Rep. Beto O’Rourke: Border security provisions of immigration bill are...
Rep. Beto O'Rourke: "Throwing another $46 billion in taxpayer dollars toward so-called border security, including more walls and untested technology and doubling the size of the Border Patrol, will...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush calls immigration ‘a sign of a confident and successful...
George W. Bush said the nation was embarked on "an important debate" on immigration reform and expressed "hope there is a positive resolution to the debate." In a veiled warning to his fellow...
View ArticleCornyn says he’s ‘hopeful’ House will pass immigration reform ‘and we can get...
Sen. John Cornyn: “I think there is a bargain to be struck for those who think we ought to find a humane and compassionate solution," he said, "but they don’t want to be fooled again like in 1986.”
View ArticleTexMessage: White House report lauds immigrant economic stimulus to encourage...
The report – published by the President’s National Economic Council, Domestic Policy Council, Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisers – cites the results of the...
View ArticleHouse Republicans reject George W. Bush’s conciliatory talk on immigration...
"We care what people back home say, not what some former president says," declared Rep. Tim Huelskamp, a second-term Kansas Republican who has clashed with the party leadership in the House.
View ArticleHouse GOP fractured by immigration reform: ‘The only consensus was on border...
“We are very anti-comprehensive — we are all about piecemeal,” said Rep. John Fleming, R-La.
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: Congress begins to fritter away the summer with more...
In years past, the July session was among Washington’s most productive periods. With the 113th Congress challenging the 112th for a dearth of accomplishments, not much is expected this year.
View ArticleEvangelical leaders pressure House to follow through on bipartisan...
Members of the Texas-based Evangelical Immigration Table will flood the Capitol on July 24 to pressure the House to pass effective commonsense immigration reform. Over 170 evangelical leaders and more...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: Hyperpartisanship triumphant as House, Senate majorities...
This week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid threatens to change the cloture process for executive branch nominations via a simple majority — a maneuver called the nuclear option. Just the threat...
View ArticleRep. Steve King earns bipartisan condemnation for saying there are 100 drug...
They weren't all brought in by their parents. For everyone who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there that weigh 130 pounds and they’ve got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're...
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