Sentences with phrase «on an immigration bill»

Several moderate House Republicans are firmly opposed to the farm bill or considering voting against it, providing leverage to conservatives who are trying to make their support contingent on securing a separate vote on an immigration bill.

The prime minister was forced into the extraordinary position of ordering his ministers to abstain on an amendment to government legislation during the Commons debate on the immigration bill last night.

Schumer has publicly expressed chagrin about the measure, saying he supports the rights of same - sex couples but also doesn't want to see Republicans walk away from the overall bill over that amendment — something Democrats in the «Gang of Eight» working on the immigration bill believe would happen.

But then, just days before the trio was expected to officially introduce their climate legislation, Graham walked away from the effort, upset that Democratic leadership might move on an immigration bill before their package.

To negotiate the details on the immigration bill, Mr. Rubio hired Enrique Gonzalez, who took a leave from a law firm that handles H - 1B visa applications for many technology companies.

However, hours earlier, speaking to reporters, Trump spoke largely about finding a compromise on an immigration bill.

BORDER SECURITY A MUST: RUBIO RAMPS UP PRESSURE ON IMMIGRATION BILL... Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, one of the lead backers of the Senate immigration reform effort, says he will not support his own bill if amendments to boost border security don't pass.

Minutes before that press conference started, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairman Chris Van Hollen (Md.) said that «the Speaker's been very clear that the Senate would go first on an immigration bill.»

Many children were held in crowded detention centers while the U.S. Congress looked to act on an immigration bill with potential ramifications for future waves of migrants.

Obama is planning to dramatically expand deportation relief after the midterm elections — after Boehner told him earlier this year that the House would not vote on an immigration bill.

The Senate has begun work on an immigration bill and at the center of this new plan is a controversial requirement for all American workers to get identification cards.

And the longer it takes for Congress to move on an immigration bill, the more likely it will become a big issue in next year's mid-term elections.

, and former chairman Jim Jordan, R - Ohio, are among the conservatives looking to leverage their votes on the farm bill to secure a vote on an immigration bill.

Texas Rep. Will Hurd doesn't want to risk a government shutdown for a vote on his immigration bill.

In the course of my reporting, one former senior Democratic Senate staffer had said of McCain, «The only time I saw him trying to be cooperative during the Obama years was with the Gang of Eight on the immigration bill.»