Backlash follows House delay on Sandy relief vote
National Affairs Reporter
Superstorm Sandy damage in Queens in New York City (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
After a late-night decision from
House Republicans to delay a vote to provide billions of dollars in
relief to states hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy, House Speaker John
Boehner on Wednesday attempted to tamp down a backlash, telling
colleagues he would bring up one part of the aid package to a vote at
the end of the week. New Jersey and New York Republicans said Wednesday
afternoon that Boehner promised them he will vote on a $10 billion
extension for the government's flood insurance fund—set to run out next
week—on Friday.
Senators Got 154-Page 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill 3 Minutes Before Voting on It
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) (AP)
House Vote on Fiscal Cliff Bill Breaks GOP 3-Day Pledge to Read the Bill
House
Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy
(R-Calif.), and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). (AP Photo/J. Scott
Applewhite)
Obama to 'Quickly' Go for Immigration Reform and Gun Control
W.H. pledges action this month.
Daniel Halper
January 2, 2013 6:54 PM
President Barack Obama will go for immigration reform and gun control this month, the White House tells the left-leaning Huffington Post. Obama's actions will reportedly be done "quickly."
"An Obama administration official said the president plans to push for immigration reform this January. The official, who spoke about legislative plans only on condition of anonymity, said that coming standoffs over deficit reduction are unlikely to drain momentum from other priorities. The White House plans to push forward quickly, not just on immigration reform but gun control laws as well," reports the Huffington Post.
"The timeframe is likely to be cheered by Democrats and immigration reform advocates alike, who have privately expressed fears that Obama's second term will be drowned out in seemingly unending showdowns between parties."
The outlet claims that it is "unclear what type of immigration policies the White House plans to push in January."
No details on what sort of gun control legislation the White House will seek were offered in the article.
As Politico reported last month, a "Gang of Eight," a conference of 8 senators from both parties, "has begun to meet to discuss immigration reform." But it is not at all clear what progress this group has made and what immigration laws it might propose.
The Huffington Post quotes a Democratic aide who believes "Good news for immigration advocates may have come Tuesday night, when Boehner broke the so-called 'Hastert Rule' and allowed the fiscal cliff bill to come for a vote without support from a majority of his Republican conference. Given opposition to immigration reform by many Tea Party Republicans, the proof that Boehner is willing to bypass them on major legislation is a good sign."
Noel Sheppard
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January 01, 2013 | 13:40
"An Obama administration official said the president plans to push for immigration reform this January. The official, who spoke about legislative plans only on condition of anonymity, said that coming standoffs over deficit reduction are unlikely to drain momentum from other priorities. The White House plans to push forward quickly, not just on immigration reform but gun control laws as well," reports the Huffington Post.
"The timeframe is likely to be cheered by Democrats and immigration reform advocates alike, who have privately expressed fears that Obama's second term will be drowned out in seemingly unending showdowns between parties."
The outlet claims that it is "unclear what type of immigration policies the White House plans to push in January."
No details on what sort of gun control legislation the White House will seek were offered in the article.
As Politico reported last month, a "Gang of Eight," a conference of 8 senators from both parties, "has begun to meet to discuss immigration reform." But it is not at all clear what progress this group has made and what immigration laws it might propose.
The Huffington Post quotes a Democratic aide who believes "Good news for immigration advocates may have come Tuesday night, when Boehner broke the so-called 'Hastert Rule' and allowed the fiscal cliff bill to come for a vote without support from a majority of his Republican conference. Given opposition to immigration reform by many Tea Party Republicans, the proof that Boehner is willing to bypass them on major legislation is a good sign."
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