Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) lambasted conservatives seeking to remove immigration language from the National Defense Authorization Action as reminiscent of the demanding mouse in the children’s book “If You Give A Mouse A Cookie.”

Here’s the untold story of how two members of Republican leadership took a bold stand against the Democrats and the liberal interests in their own party to swat down a pro-amnesty amendment in a key defense bill.

Despite 20 Republicans defecting to join Democrats, Republicans and conservatives won big on Thursday evening: An amendment from Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) passed onto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) stripping amnesty for illegal aliens from the defense bill.

The House voted to strip language from the National Defense Authorization Act that would have called on the Pentagon to consider allowing illegal immigrants granted executive amnesty — via Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)— to serve in the U.S. military.

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) is calling on his House colleagues to support the effort to remove an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act seeking to allow illegal immigrants granted executive amnesty to enlist in the military.

If the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 is approved, it would shrink the United States military under the pretense of frugality, namely by “pink slipping” career service members who’ve endured combat. Meanwhile, it could possibly use the military to grant amnesty.

The Breitbart News team on Capitol Hill is bringing Americans the latest news on yet another attempt to sneak amnesty into legislation.

At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, the House Rules Committee will begin general debate on the NDAA—and will wrap its discussion on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Because of the significance of these proceedings, Breitbart News will be carrying a live blog of them launching at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

More than two dozen Republicans are calling on the House Rules Committee to eliminate an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would call on the Secretary of Defense to make illegal immigrants granted executive amnesty eligible to serve in the U.S. military.

The White House, Muqtada al-Sadr, a powerful Iraqi Shiite Cleric, and the Iraqi government have come out against a proposed U.S defense bill that authorizes sending arms and funds directly to the Kurdish Peshmerga forces and Sunni tribal fighters in Iraq.

“It’s appalling that some members of the Republican conference, and frankly all members of the Democratic conference, place illegal immigrants on pedestals over American citizens, contrary to the needs and wishes of the American people,” Rep. Mo Brooks says.

WASHINGTON — The secretary of the Army has announced his approval for awarding the Purple Heart and its civilian equivalent, the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom, to victims of the 2009 terrorist attack at Fort Hood, Texas.