Top GOP negotiator warns lawmakers ‘stop playing with fire’ before shutdown deadline
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, warned lawmakers to “stop playing with fire” hours before an impending deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown. “I want to warn my colleagues: Failure to act at midnight will result in a partial government shutdown tonight,” Collins said. “It would affect […]
Senate border negotiator calls on Democrats to go on ‘offense’ after Suozzi win
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday urged fellow Democrats to “go on the offensive” on the border issue after former Rep. Tom Suozzi (N.Y.) regained his old seat in a high-profile race. He called for them to come out. “While I am angry that Republicans killed a carefully crafted bipartisan bill to improve border control, […]
Democratic negotiator ‘still shaking’ over border package collapse
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), one of the lead Democratic negotiators on the hotly contested border security deal, called the bill’s failure due to declining Republican support “shocking.” . “So the whole thing is still shocking to me. I witnessed the most bizarre and upsetting phenomenon I’ve ever been involved in in politics, and I’m still […]
GOP Migration Negotiator Lankford Roasted for Blaming 9/11 on Illegals
Republican Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), who helped author the pro-immigration border bill pending in the Senate, has come under fire online for tweets blaming illegal immigrants for the atrocities of 9/11. There is. A Feb. 2 tweet from his office said, “All of the 9/11 attackers were in the United States illegally.” “We shouldn’t wait […]
GOP Immigration Negotiator Lankford’s Guiding Philosophy: ‘Love All Immigrants Equally’
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), the Senate Republican's chief immigration negotiator, made it clear Saturday that his guiding philosophy on this issue is to love legal immigrants and illegal aliens alike. Mr. Lankford is currently leading immigration negotiations in the Senate, working with most Republicans to reach a deal with Democrats who want to continue sending […]