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Paul Ryan’s Amnesty Bill Defeated in the House – 112 Republicans Vote Against It

Speaker Paul Ryan’s amnesty bill flopped in the House on Wednesday after 112 Republicans rejected it.

According to conservative lawmakers, Paul Ryan’s pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients and their parents is ultimately what killed the bill.

The Washington Examiner reported:

After weeks of rocky negotiations, House Republicans on Wednesday defeated a plan from Speaker Paul Ryan that attempted to marry conservative and moderate provisions to legalize “Dreamers” and secure the border.

The bill failed with no votes from Democrats, and it got even less support from Republicans than the more conservative bill that failed last week.

The House handily rejected it in a 121-301 vote that split Republicans almost perfectly in half, 121-112.

The border language had been included in the compromise legislation from Ryan, R-Wis. […]

Read the full story from The Gateway Pundit


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