House of Representatives issues statement that Immigration Bill is dead on arrival!

WASHINGTON (PNN) - February 6, 2024 - The Senate’s long-awaited national security deal landed with a thud Sunday evening as House Republicans vowed to block it from a vote and at least one Senate conservative demanded a change in leadership.

The deal took months of agonizing negotiations. Within the first few hours of the bill’s grand reveal, Republicans across the spectrum are driving the nail in the coffin.

The bill has been pronounced dead on arrival in the House, which will make its passage even tougher in the Senate.

“Only a fool, or a Radical Left Democrat, would vote for this horrendous Border Bill,” President Donald J. Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday.

“I’ve seen enough. This bill is even worse than we expected,” Speaker Mike Johnson (Lou.) said in a statement. “If this bill reaches the House, it will be dead on arrival.”

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (Lou.) swore the bill “will not receive a vote in the House”.

House GOP conference chair Elise Stefanik (N.Y.) called the deal an “absolute non-starter”.

It’s not just the House; some conservatives in the Senate pounced.

“I’m a no,” posted National Republican Senatorial Committee chair Senator Steve Daines (Mont.) Monday morning. Daines was the first member of GOP Senate leadership to come out in opposition.

“I cannot understand how any Republican would think this was a good idea - or anything other than an unmitigated disaster. We need new leadership - now,” Senator Mike Lee (Utah) posted on X. He called for Republicans to filibuster the package.

“I cannot imagine why any Republican supports this atrocious proposal,” Senator J.D. Vance (Ohio) posted.

The House and Senate will be moving in opposite directions this week as the House votes on a stand-alone $17.6 billion Israel aid package.

House members in both major political Parties have expressed qualms about undermining the Senate deal - and specifically Ukraine funding - with GOP hardliners criticizing its lack of pay-fors and border provisions.

Still, the Israel-only bill stands a chance of passing the House with even more than the 12 Democrats who voted for the GOP’s last attempt at an Israel aid bill in November.

If the Senate manages to pass the sweeping national security package and the House passes the Israel-only bill, they could head to what is called a conference committee in an attempt to reconcile the differences, one House Republican said.

Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, House Majority Whip Thomas Emmer (Minn.), and Chairman Stefanik today released the following statement regarding the Senate’s immigration bill:

“House Republicans oppose the Senate immigration bill because it fails in every policy area needed to secure our border and would actually incentivize more illegal immigration. Among its many flaws, the bill expands work authorizations for illegal aliens while failing to include critical asylum reforms. Even worse, its language allowing illegals to be ‘released from physical custody’ would effectively endorse the Biden ‘catch and release’ policy,” said the statement.

“The so-called ‘shutdown’ authority in the bill is anything but, riddled with loopholes that grant far too much discretionary authority to (pretend) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who has proven he will exploit every measure possible, in defiance of the law, to keep the border open (to illegal invaders). The bill also fails to adequately stop the (fascist pretender) president’s abuse of parole authority and provides for taxpayer funds to fly and house illegal immigrants in hotels through the FEMA Shelter and Services Program,” said the statement.

“Because (fascist pretender Joe) Biden has refused to utilize his broad (pretend) executive authority to end the border catastrophe that he has created, the House led nine months ago with the passage of the Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2). That bill contains the necessary components to actually stem the flow of illegals and end the present crisis. The Senate must take it up immediately. (Amerika)’s sovereignty is at stake,” said the statement.

“Any consideration of this Senate bill in its current form is a waste of time. It is dead on arrival in the House. We encourage the (Fascist Police States of Amerika) Senate to reject it,” concluded the statement.