Cornyn and Sinema are both members of a larger, bipartisan Senate group, brought together by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin
That bigger bill, along the lines of House legislation that passed earlier, would tighten border security while also granting legal status to young people who arrived in the U.S. as children the “Dreamers.” People who fled disasters and are currently in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status would also gain protections.
New ideas are also in play on steps to citizenship for the 12 million people in the country without proper authorization.
Americans want the bigger version of immigration reform, according to polls.
The NRCC noted that in districts former President Trump
ADVERTISEMENT Democrats in these districts are going to have an uphill battle defending their decisions to vote in lockstep with Pelosi’s socialist agenda, the NRCC said.
The Republican pollsters said 54 percent of respondents indicated they want to elect “a Republican who will be a check-and-balance to Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats’ agenda in Congress” while just 41 percent said they want “a Democrat who will help Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats pass their agenda in Congress, to represent them.
The NRCC polling was first reported by PunchBowl News in its morning newsletter.
Biden’s speech to a joint session of Congress comes as the House is in the middle of a committee work period, with many members out of town, and the Senate is set to leave town on Thursday for a one-week break.
Biden’s speech is going to be unlike any other previous president’s speech to Congress given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
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Roughly 200 people will be allowed in the House chamber, with no lawmakers allowed to bring guests. The attendance cap also means some members won’t be able to attend. A memo from acting House Sergeant at Arms Timothy Blodgett warned that any members who do not have an invite from congressional leadership “will not be permitted in the Capitol after 5 p.m.”
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Today, Governor DeWine announced special election dates for the 15th Congressional District to fill the District s upcoming vacancy. pic.twitter.com/IbLIm89LQH Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) April 26, 2021
Stivers s district is likely to remain in Republican hands in November, as it has not supported a Democrat for president since 2008. That same year, the district elected its first Democratic House representative since former Rep. Robert Secrest (D) resigned the seat in 1966.
A centrist Republican, Stivers sits on the Republican Study Committee and is a former chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, the House GOP s campaign arm. He announced earlier in April that he would retire in order to take a job as CEO of Ohio s Chamber of Commerce. His last day in Congress will be May 16. His departure will leave Republicans in the House at least temporarily down a seat in a chamber very narrowly controlled by Democrats.