| | | | | View in your browser | | |  | | | | | | Emboldened conservatives press Ryan to bring hard-right immigration bill to floor | Emboldened by what they believe was a victory in the three-day government shutdown, House conservatives are raising the pressure on Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to bring a tough border-enforcement bill to the floor.
Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) has been urging President Trump and the White House to more forcefully advocate for the legislation crafted by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Homeland Security Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas), which is much more conservative than a bipartisan Senate plan to shield young, undocumented immigrants from deportation.
Leaders of another conservative group, the Republican Study Committee (RSC), called Tuesday for Ryan’s leadership team to bring the bill to the floor, scoffing at bipartisan “backroom” negotiations happening in the Senate and among Hill leaders. | | Read the full story here | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Did a friend forward you this email? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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