It might not get that far. Senate Republicans could struggle to find the 60 votes necessary to clear procedural hurdles and bring the bill to a vote.
Graham: GOP ‘playing with fire’ on immigration
And on Tuesday night, one of the planned amendments was running into resistance from moderate Republicans.
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“The President underscored there are priorities that rise above politics — including keeping Americans safe by promptly and fully funding the Department of Homeland Security without delay so the men and women working there can operate with the confidence they need,” the White House said.
Separately, House Speaker John Boehner’s office said the Ohio Republican made clear that the immigration provisions, undoing Obama’s executive actions to forestall deportations for the undocumented parents of U.S. citizens, as well as his previous move to prevent the deportation of young people who have spent most of their lives in the United States, won’t be dropped from the bill.
“The bill will include amendments to stop the President’s unilateral actions on immigration, and the speaker reminded the President that he himself had stated publicly many times in the past that he did not have the power to rewrite immigration law through executive action,” Boehner’s office said.
