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4th September 2017, 04:03 PM
Key people to contact are below who will determine if this happens or not.
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TAKEAWAY: The BRIDGE Act, which would extend DACA, could be voted on as early as tomorrow (Tuesday, Sep. 5). It will pass the Senate. To pass the House, however, it must get 23 Republican votes. Already, 13 Republicans have co-sponsored it (and will thus vote for it). Thus, it would only need 10 more Republican votes. Of the remaining Republicans in the House, the most likely Republicans to vote for the BRIDGE Act are those who are not yet co-sponsors, but (i) who voted against defunding DACA in 2015 (13 of them), (ii) whose predecessors voted against defunding DACA in 2015 (3 of them), or (iii) who have publicly stated Trump shouldn’t repeal DACA (2 of them). We must put pressure on those 18 Representatives to vote against the BRIDGE Act.
PLAN OF ACTION: As stated, we must put pressure on the 18 Republican Representatives in question to vote against the BRIDGE Act. Below are their names and twitters, and pic related also shows their Facebook and YouTube accounts.
The Names of the 18 Republicans to Pressure:
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Charlie Dent (R-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John Katko (R-NY), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Peter T. King (R-NY), Frank A. LoBiondo (R-NJ), Tom MacArthur (R-NY), Martha E. McSally (R-AZ), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Will Hurd (R-Tex.), Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), George Holding (R-NC), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Paul Tonko (R-NY)
Twitters for the 18 Republicans to Pressure:
@MarkAmodeiNV2, @RepRyanCostello, @RepCharlieDent, @MarioDB, @repjohnkatko, @RepKinzinger, @reppeteking, @RepLoBiondo, @RepTomMacArthur, @repmcsally, @RepMeehan, @devinnunes, @RepChrisSmith, @HurdOnTheHill, @SpeakerRyan, @RepHolding, @reptenney, @repPaulTonko
BACKGROUND: Mike Coffman (R-CO) is sponsoring the BRIDGE ACT, which would enact DACA as law and extend it for 3 years. It will likely pass in the Senate, but it will be close in the House.
Coffman’s bipartisan bill, the BRIDGE ACT, essentially puts DACA into law and extends it for a three-year period. Coffman said Thursday that if Trump ends DACA he would use procedural maneuvers to force a vote on the Bridge Act (without requiring the bill to pass committee) That vote is expected to happen Tuesday…Coffman believes it has enough support to pass.
SENATE SIDE: In the Senate, the Bridge Act is co-sponsored by Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) and Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), who have said that it would likely have the support to pass.
HOUSE SIDE: At the moment, Coffman’s Bridge Act has just 12 Republican co-sponsors. In theory, the Bridge Act could come to the floor, and pass, if 23 Republicans joined Coffman and every House Democrat to support it.
Relevant Voting History & Related Actions by Republicans; Links A. Per WaPo, 7 Republicans have urged Trump not to rescind DACA and said they would support seeking protections for DACA recipients.
B. There are 13 Republican co-sponsors of the BRIDGE ACT.
C. In 2015, 26 House Republicans voted against an amendment that would have defunded DACA. 20 of those 26 Republicans remain in the House. Of the remaining 6 seats, 3 are held by Republicans who took office since 2015.
Link to the Bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/496
Cosponsors: http://archive.is/48uae
Republicans who voted against defunding DACA in 2015: http://archive.is/kWEBm
CBS Story: http://archive.is/JTz0z
WaPo Story: http://archive.is/bjvmX
https://i.redd.it/wfqxh7tw0yjz.png
TAKEAWAY: The BRIDGE Act, which would extend DACA, could be voted on as early as tomorrow (Tuesday, Sep. 5). It will pass the Senate. To pass the House, however, it must get 23 Republican votes. Already, 13 Republicans have co-sponsored it (and will thus vote for it). Thus, it would only need 10 more Republican votes. Of the remaining Republicans in the House, the most likely Republicans to vote for the BRIDGE Act are those who are not yet co-sponsors, but (i) who voted against defunding DACA in 2015 (13 of them), (ii) whose predecessors voted against defunding DACA in 2015 (3 of them), or (iii) who have publicly stated Trump shouldn’t repeal DACA (2 of them). We must put pressure on those 18 Representatives to vote against the BRIDGE Act.
PLAN OF ACTION: As stated, we must put pressure on the 18 Republican Representatives in question to vote against the BRIDGE Act. Below are their names and twitters, and pic related also shows their Facebook and YouTube accounts.
The Names of the 18 Republicans to Pressure:
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Charlie Dent (R-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John Katko (R-NY), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Peter T. King (R-NY), Frank A. LoBiondo (R-NJ), Tom MacArthur (R-NY), Martha E. McSally (R-AZ), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Will Hurd (R-Tex.), Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), George Holding (R-NC), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Paul Tonko (R-NY)
Twitters for the 18 Republicans to Pressure:
@MarkAmodeiNV2, @RepRyanCostello, @RepCharlieDent, @MarioDB, @repjohnkatko, @RepKinzinger, @reppeteking, @RepLoBiondo, @RepTomMacArthur, @repmcsally, @RepMeehan, @devinnunes, @RepChrisSmith, @HurdOnTheHill, @SpeakerRyan, @RepHolding, @reptenney, @repPaulTonko
BACKGROUND: Mike Coffman (R-CO) is sponsoring the BRIDGE ACT, which would enact DACA as law and extend it for 3 years. It will likely pass in the Senate, but it will be close in the House.
Coffman’s bipartisan bill, the BRIDGE ACT, essentially puts DACA into law and extends it for a three-year period. Coffman said Thursday that if Trump ends DACA he would use procedural maneuvers to force a vote on the Bridge Act (without requiring the bill to pass committee) That vote is expected to happen Tuesday…Coffman believes it has enough support to pass.
SENATE SIDE: In the Senate, the Bridge Act is co-sponsored by Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) and Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), who have said that it would likely have the support to pass.
HOUSE SIDE: At the moment, Coffman’s Bridge Act has just 12 Republican co-sponsors. In theory, the Bridge Act could come to the floor, and pass, if 23 Republicans joined Coffman and every House Democrat to support it.
Relevant Voting History & Related Actions by Republicans; Links A. Per WaPo, 7 Republicans have urged Trump not to rescind DACA and said they would support seeking protections for DACA recipients.
B. There are 13 Republican co-sponsors of the BRIDGE ACT.
C. In 2015, 26 House Republicans voted against an amendment that would have defunded DACA. 20 of those 26 Republicans remain in the House. Of the remaining 6 seats, 3 are held by Republicans who took office since 2015.
Link to the Bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/496
Cosponsors: http://archive.is/48uae
Republicans who voted against defunding DACA in 2015: http://archive.is/kWEBm
CBS Story: http://archive.is/JTz0z
WaPo Story: http://archive.is/bjvmX