House GOP reverses, cancels vote on Dem bill to abolish ICE

[Judi Lynn]

Source: The Hill

BY JULIEGRACE BRUFKE AND SCOTT WONG - 07/16/18 07:19 PM EDT

In a surprising reversal, House GOP leaders have scrapped a floor vote on a Democratic measure calling for the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Instead, the House will vote Wednesday on a resolution -- authored by Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) -- to support ICE, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters on Monday.

"What I found so interesting is the Democrats introduced a bill to abolish ICE ... we give them an opportunity, and they say they don't want to vote for it," said McCarthy, who controls which bills come to the House floor.

The California Republican said Thursday he intended to bring the abolish ICE bill to the floor in an attempt to force vulnerable Democrats to take a difficult vote. GOP leaders thought Democrats in swing districts would be reluctant to criticize the federal agency responsible for fighting human and drug trafficking and border enforcement.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/397331-house-gop-reverses-canceling-vote-on-dem-bill-to-abolish-ice

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Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy

[BigmanPigman]

1. Is McCarthy up for re-election in Nov.?

[Mr.Bill]

2. All members of the House of Representatives are

up for reelection every two years.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Why is this considered surprising?

The Hill is all-in with the GOP bullshit.

[AncientGeezer]

4. Gets the same result right?

A few Progressives voting no against a LEO Agency.
Gives the Trumpanzees ammo to deflect from his disdain for Intel agencies.

[still_one]

7. Most Democrats will NOT vote against it. The problem isn't ICE, it is the misuse of ICE by the

trump administration

[AncientGeezer]

8. You make my point...

Those that do vote against will be on every mid term Ad the R's run

[still_one]

9. Probably, except the monster they created has just compromised the country to a foreign power, and

there is a good chance that news will dominant

[Freethinker65]

5. Opens up debate of how ICE is being wasted as Trump's political racist police force

Explain the purpose of ICE when it was formed. Explain it is a waste of taxpayer money and manpower that could be better spent going after those that truly mean to do us harm than searching for and deporting longtime members of communities that have been making positive contributions and those worthy of seeking asylum.

Explain the vote is a political sham when the president is out appeasing Putin and offering to let Russia help with our National Intelligence and Security. Vote present, or not at all in protest.

[House of Roberts]

6. They still don't get it.

"The California Republican said Thursday he intended to bring the abolish ICE bill to the floor in an attempt to force vulnerable Democrats to take a difficult vote. GOP leaders thought Democrats in swing districts would be reluctant to criticize the federal agency responsible for fighting human and drug trafficking and border enforcement."

ICE doesn't have anything to do with that. Border Patrol is a separate agency.