The United States Senate voted 68-32 to pass the “Gang of Eight” immigration legislation on Thursday afternoon. Fourteen Republicans joined all Democrats and the two independents to vote to push the bill across the finish line, sending the bill to
In the wake of Sandy Hook, to justify openly pressuring Congress to restrict our Second Amendment gun rights, the national media frequently pointed to polls showing majority public support for laws that would broaden the scope of background checks. When
(AP) Immigration overhaul: Senate passes historic billBy DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONWith a solemnity reserved for momentous occasions, the Senate passed historic legislation Thursday offering the priceless hope of citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in America’s shadows.
Speaker John Boehner said today that any House-Senate compromise must have majority of the House GOP support before he will bring to the entire House for a vote. “For any legislation — including the conference report — to pass the
The Tampa Bay Times’ political editor Adam C. Smith called Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) a flip-flopper on immigration reform on Thursday. “This clip from the 2010 CNN/St. Pete Times U.S. Senate debate shows how Marco Rubio was crystal clear back
Breitbart News has compiled a list of the Republican Senators who voted for amnesty over border security and interior immigration law enforcement for readers’ information. Below, you will find a list of their names and phone numbers for an office
(AP) US agency sues Corzine over failure of MF GlobalBy MARCY GORDON and LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated PressWASHINGTONFederal regulators have accused former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine of misusing customer money while he was CEO of brokerage firm MF Global, which collapsed
(AP) Ecuador renounces trade benefits from US CongressQUITO, EcuadorEcuador said Thursday it is renouncing tariff benefits on hundreds of millions of dollars in trade that are up for renewal by the U.S. Congress. The announcement by Communications Minister Fernando Alvarez
Glenn Greenwald and his defenders would like you to believe the media are trying to “distract” from his story about the the supposed NSA scandal. That ignores reality. In fact, Greenwald is making his “persecution” the story to distract from
“Gang of Eight” members Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) failed to win 70 votes in favor of their immigration bill, missing an important, self-set goal that could stunt this effort’s political momentum moving forward. The vote for
In response to Media Embrace Mob Rule in Texas: We can expect more of the same in Ohio, where Governor Kasich is considering a budget bill that includes several pro-life measures. Pro-aborts, organized by NARAL plan to storm the statehouse
Lobbyists for resorts, au pair agencies, and the seafood industry successfully slipped special-interest perks into the Senate immigration bill, reports USA Today. And Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) successfully fought to include in the bill a $1.5 billion taxpayer-funded set aside
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said on Wednesday that the immigration bill is “chockfull of de facto earmarks, pork-barrel spending and special interest sweetners” designed to buy support. One such provision involves language slipped into the bill by Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and
On Thursday, the Senate voted 68-32 to cut off debate on the Gang of 8 amnesty bill. The procedural vote sets up a vote for final passage, which requires just a simple majority. The final vote on “cloture” was less
Mark Salter, former chief of staff and speechwriter for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), has some fun at the expense of Arizona’s voters in an article touting the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill that comes before the Senate Thursday. “[J]ust pass
The sum total of the argument made by supporters of the Senate amnesty bill is that one either supports their bill or one is against immigration reform. Its a false choice that precludes any meaningful discussion of immigration reform. In
State GOP leaders are set to run television attack ads against Pro-immigration bill Democrats up for reelection in 2014. “It’s just another sign that even vulnerable Democrats like Landrieu, Begich, Hagan and Pryor are more loyal to Chuck Schumer and
A provision in the “Gang of Eight” bill would amount to a 2.5-year-long law enforcement holiday, during which time law enforcement will be forced to suspend deportation efforts against criminal illegal aliens and allow them to apply for legalization. What
On Thursday, the Senate is set to pass the “Gang of 8” amnesty legislation. The bill provides for legalization of 11 million illegal immigrants in six months and contains a host of provisions promising to secure the border sometime in
Supporters of the Senate’s immigration bill may not have the 70 votes they felt were needed to pressure the House to pass similar legislation. There will be procedural votes on the bill Thursday. And while the final vote is slated
The U.S. Senate added $46 billion for border security. The Senate is expected to pass the bill this week and hand it to the House, but GOP House members are probably going to resist approving the bill because the bill
Texas Governor Rick Perry will call a second special session of the Texas Senate to hold a vote on a controversial abortion bill. The bill, which would ban abortions on unborn children over 20 weeks old and calls for stronger
Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have called on the public and members of the U.S. Senate to oppose the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill on the eve of its expected
The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) released a parody of President Barack Obama’s “Life of Julia” campaign ad in attempt to highlight the fundamental flaws of the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill in the U.S. Senate. CIS’s Jon Feere said the parody
Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) is attempting to shepherd votes for his immigration plan by offering political incentives to Republican colleagues, according to Politico. Politico described the immigration bill’s process in a Wednesday article about how “Gang of Eight” member Sen.
