◼ Senator Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.) suggested that House Republicans are on the verge of breaking their campaign promise to fight President Obama’s administrative amnesty, judging by the legislative text currently being circulated. - Joel Gehrke/National Review
Sessions said that the proposed language “fails to meet [the] test” established by Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus, who promised earlier this year that the GOP would do everything possible to thwart Obama’s executive orders.
“The executive amnesty language is substantially weaker than the language the House adopted this summer, and does not reject the central tenets of the President’s plan: work permits, Social Security and Medicare to 5 million illegal immigrants — reducing wages, jobs and benefits for Americans,” Sessions said in the statement expressing his dissatisfaction with the results of a House Republican conference meeting today.
In the meeting, “the lawmakers began coalescing around a two-part plan that would allow a symbolic vote to show their frustration with President Obama’s executive action on immigration, before funding the government ahead of a Dec. 11 deadline,” according to the New York Times....
DRUDGE:
SESSIONS: Republicans On Verge Of Breaking Campaign Promises...
CRUZ to HOUSE LEADERS: 'Do what you said you would do'...
LEFT MOCKS: 'War' on Obama's immigration order lasted about 5 minutes...
Conservatives to buck Boehner...
'Symbolic' Vote on Amnesty...
Gutiérrez presses 'millions' to get documents ready...
Mayors plan summit to implement...
POLL: Support for path to citizenship for illegals at record low...
UPDATE: 17-state coalition sues over amnesty order...
OBAMA PLANS PROCESSING FACILITY WITH 1,000 NEW AGENTS IN VA...
WASH POST: President's unilateral action has no precedent...
