The White House formally threatened to veto House Republicans’ border funding supplemental for the child migrant crisis, saying it “could make the situation worse, not better.”
The proposal includes $659 million in new funds to speedily process the estimated 57,000 undocumented minors apprehended at the border in recent months. It also makes numerous changes to immigration laws which the White House said would “undercut due process for vulnerable children” and potentially threaten their lives.
“If the President were presented with H.R. 5230, his senior advisors would recommend he veto the bill,” the White House Office of Management and Budget said in a statement on Wednesday.
It’s unclear if House Republicans have the votes to pass the legislation. Democratic leaders are whipping against it, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is reportedly pushing House GOP members to vote against it because it doesn’t target President Barack Obama’s executive actions to defer deportations for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
Even if it passes, the bill is going nowhere in the Democratic-led Senate, which is trying to pass a separate $3.6 billion supplemental package which does not change immigration laws.
But Agent Orange thinks he’s got the votes…just needs a little more work.
I’m betting this gets withdrawn tomorrow and leaves it up the the prez while the RWNJ’s take their 5-week vacation they so richly deserve.
After all, the only substantive work this session was voting to sue the president for doing what they are supposed to be doing…they must be very tired.
These are post-uterine children? Oh, no matter then.
OBAMA TO THE GOP “STOP HATING”"
Republicans denounce this “unconstitutional veto” and announce a lawsuit in 5, 4, 3, 2, …
PBO is out in front here. He knows Bohner has no juice on this. And Reid will tear it up. But you sure want to get some credit for opposing the GOP on this before it fizzles.