House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) is trying to quietly put down a rebellion in his own party as vulnerable House Republicans work to bring an immigration bill to the floor despite his resistance, according to a Thursday Washington Post report.
“Going down a path and having some kind of a spectacle on the floor that just results in a veto doesn’t solve the problem,” Ryan reportedly said. “We actually would like to solve this problem, and that is why I think it’s important for us to come up with a solution that the President can support.”
Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) filed a discharge petition Wednesday to bring immigration bills to a vote, overriding party leadership. According to the Post, the bill has 18 Republican signatures currently, seven short of those needed to pass, when joined with all House Democrats.
Some House Republicans are reportedly still weighing their decision, while party leaders are privately encouraging them not to sign and stir up more contention before a likely challenging midterm season.
Usage Note: Stay away from split infinitives. Whether or not they are un-grammatical (they are), they are poor writing. “Ryan tries to put down House GOP immigration rebellion quietly” would be a much better headline.
Having said that, why not, “Ryan tries to repress Republicans who want to show a little humanity?” That would be a lot more accurate and pertinent.
Not exactly Profiles in Courage are they?
This isn’t about expressing humanity at all. Its a last ditch effort to stem the tide that is coming at them in November. I doubt if many of these “vulnerable” republicans even care if this bill passes the House, much less that it eventually become law. They only want the political cover of saying they voted for keeping DACA.
Ironically, republicans getting behind and passing immigration reform would be an amazingly smart political move. But they have locked themselves into such deep anti-Other posturing that there is zero chance of such a thing actually happening.
Yeah, you’re probably right, but your comment reminds me of what a professor of mine said a long, long time ago: The best thing is when someone does the right thing for the right reason. The next best thing is when someone does the right thing for the wrong reason. The worst thing is when someone does the wrong thing for the right reason, because there’s no reasoning with him. So, if Republicans are supporting DACA for their own self-interests, well that’s how politics is supposed to work, but hasn’t for the past few decades.
I’ll just leave this here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QGkOGZubQ