House Republicans Already Scoffing at McConnells DACA Promise to Democrats

[riversedge]

Source: dailybeast




YEAH, ABOUT THAT

Democrats chose to reopen the government after an assurance from the Senate majority leader. That plan’s already in trouble.

01.22.18 9:53 PM ET

When Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) committed on Monday to moving an immigration bill before Feb. 8, he didn’t give any incentives for the House of Representatives or the White House to follow suit on bipartisan legislation of their own.

“The reality is: you can’t—how do you get a commitment from the House?” explained Sen. Angus King (I-ME), who caucuses with Democrats. “I think they’re going to have to do what they’re going to do.”


That was the risk most Democrats were willing to take on Monday in order to get themselves out of a political quagmire of their own making when they forced a government shutdown three days ago. But no sooner did the government reopen than the fears many progressive advocates and lawmakers had about the McConnell deal begin to materialize.

Within a matter of minutes on Monday, conservative House Republicans were throwing cold water on whether a Senate commitment to holding an open-ended immigration reform process changes their calculus.

“You don’t reward bad behavior. This is really bad behavior, shutting down the government over policy. It was something they roundly and appropriately condemned us for in 2013,” Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) told The Daily Beast. “I don’t think [House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI)] should commit to a single thing. We didn’t shut down the government; they did. We’re not in the business of negotiating with terrorists, whether they’re political or otherwise.”

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Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/house-republicans-already-scoffing-at-mcconnells-daca-promise-to-democrats

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Who is Cole calling a terrorist???

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

1. There's nothing left to say but...

[rusty quoin]

2. They are our enemies

[Demtexan]

3. They are evil.

The Democratic Congressmembers need to stop being so nice.
I knew the republicans would do this.
Could we have held out for at least a week?
Might have put some pressure on the republicans.
Caused them to fight each other.
Kept talking but not given in.

[TranssexualKaren]

10. This s@$ts chess not checkers!!!

Schumer is smarter than you think. We got CHIP, we added to the national dialog about DACA, all they got was another three weeks....Stop whining!!!

[Demtexan]

13. I do not trust the republicans.

The republican controled house will vote it down.
The Democrats in Congress will be same place.
Try to work with repubicans or shut the government down.
One week would have made a difference.
It would have caused republican infighting.
CHIPS was important but we could have got more.

[TranssexualKaren]

16. Treat them like a silent movie

Of course, Everything the Republicans say is a lie. Ours is the task of making it inevitable that the Republicans will deal with the problem because they have to, not because they say they will.

[Demtexan]

18. I hope you are right.

With President Kelly and Miller running things I do not see it.

We needed some leverage.

[beachbum bob]

4. There is a 3 week reprieve for republicans because if McConnel does not come thru with

legislation, debate and vote on DACA in 3 weeks as was part of the deal with the Democrats then the next shutdown won't be for 2 days....and the entire mess will be on trump and the republicans.

[Scarsdale]

8. The dems KNOW

what a slimy bastard McConnell is, they are ready for anything from him and his crew. This is a mess Vlad helped them get into, but can he help them get out from under? All the Russian money they took will not help now.

[paleotn]

5. Of course not.

And that's just fine. DACA is easy to understand, polls extremely well and is morally right in the minds of a huge majority of Americans (mid to high 80's approval.) We will get DACA. And in the process, paint the Republicans as mean, racist thugs.....publicly, for all to see. The next 2 weeks and the next shutdown, if it occurs, will be all about DACA, all the time. And the Rethugs will continue to trash their own brand. Well.....they'll still have Nazi and klan support I guess.

[riversedge]

19. We have to hold ALL Repugs accountable. Start by calling them now and everyday--call

their offices. Yes, it will help, even if they deny the calls. Call Dems and tell them you support them.

[joshdawg]

6. It's really difficult to imagine that anyone

would believe anything any republican told them. Republicans lie as easy as they breathe, especially trump and mcturtle and ryan and any other republican. The truth is just not in their character. So, believing anything mcturtle said is a fool's errand.
Today's republicans are traitors to the U.S.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. "Our friends across the aisle" will screw us once again

Who in the world could have predicted that?

[vlyons]

9. Did you notice the biased slant in this report?

Democrats were willing ... to get themselves out of a political quagmire of their own making when they forced a government shutdown

[OnDoutside]

11. Tom Cole. A portrait in sleaze.

[Voltaire2]

12. Well our Senators can always threaten to block the CR on feb 8.

[Cold War Spook]

14. I wonder how long

the shutdown of Feb 8 will be. Looooooooooooooooooong.

[TheCowsCameHome]

17. There will be no shut down.

That is a one-shot event.

Lucy McConnell will yank the ball away, but that will be it.

[mcar]

15. And then the whole mess is on Ryan's plate

Let Ryan, 3 weeks hence, stand up and tell the nation that he will let govt shut down, again, because he refuses to bring this bill to a vote in the House. What's he gonna do, push for another CR?

[elmac]

20. when will they learn

do not work with the fascists.

[turbinetree]

21. Well, Cole I don't know what kind of airplane glue you suck on and what kind of paperbag

you put over your head to suck on the glue, but you own the shut down, and you own the last shut down, your fascist group already has two strikes, so now your on the fast ball pitch being delivered that is coming to the plate this Feb 8, 2018, and you have no balls, and I have feeling that your gang of corruption will miss this pitch and strike out, yet again.................and your group of hypocrites will own the shut down again..................

Cole what have you done since you have been in office.....................I mean really, what have you done for the country, your PAC's says everything about you, you don't give a shit about labor, (2.47% of the population of your state gets shit), (while 97.53% get what they want).....................you are truly fucked up


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November 2018 cannot get here fast enough

[CanonRay]

22. This article isn't too slanted

"risk most Democrats were willing to take on Monday in order to get themselves out of a political quagmire of their own making when they forced a government shutdown three days ago."

Good grief