Trump says he won't sign GOP's compromise immigration bill [View all]
Source: The Hill
BY MELANIE ZANONA - 06/15/18 09:29 AM EDT
President Trump on Friday said that he would not sign the House GOP’s compromise immigration bill, delivering a major blow to Republican leadership’s plans.
“I certainly wouldn’t sign the more moderate one,” Trump said on “Fox & Friends” during an impromptu interview on the White House lawn. “I need a bill that gives this country tremendous border security. I have to have that.”
GOP leaders reached an agreement to hold two votes next week on a pair of immigration bills including a compromise immigration bill, which is the product of weeks of negotiations between moderate Republicans and conservatives, and a more hard-line immigration measure from Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.).
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) earlier in the week said that Trump was excited about the compromise bill and seemed to be on board with the plan, which sticks to the fair main “pillars” outlined by the White House.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/392439-trump-says-he-wont-sign-gops-compromise-immigration-bill
Trump says he would oppose immigration bill cobbled together by House GOP, dealing a blow to leaders rallying support for it
By Washington Post Staff
June 15 at 9:36 AM
House Republican leaders circulated a draft of the measure late Thursday and planned to gauge support on Friday. They plan votes next week on two immigration measures: a hardline bill written by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Goodlatte (R-Va.) and legislation billed as a compromise between the moderate and conservative factions of the GOP conference.
“I’m looking at both of them,” Trump said during a wide-ranging interview on “Fox and Friends.” “I certainly wouldn’t sign the more moderate one.”
Trump’s opposition is significant particularly since House Republican leaders said they had been working closely with Trump administration officials on the compromise to ensure it was something the president would sign.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
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