Dems withhold support for immigration petition
House Democrats are withholding their support for a Republican push to force action on "Dreamers" until enough GOP lawmakers have signed on to validate the effort.
The strategy pulls the page from the Democrats’ approach to a similar discharge petition in 2015, when they endorsed the document forcing a vote to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank only after enough dissenting Republicans had signed on to ensure its success.
"I would think we'd have overwhelming support, but we'd expect them to put up first, just as we did with the Ex-Im Bank,” said Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), ranking member of the Judiciary Committee's immigration subpanel.
“It's the same thing. The Republicans need to show some guts.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/387115-dems-withhold-support-for-immigration-petition
