The Hill
By Alexander Bolton
February 3, 2015
Senate
Republican centrists face a tough procedural vote Tuesday on
legislation overturning President Obama’s executive orders on
immigration.
The
legislation would reverse the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which allows certain children to get work
permits and live in the United
States without fear of being deported.
It
would also reverse another action from November that would shield the
immediate family of citizens and permanent residents from deportation.
House
Republicans added the language to a bill funding the Department of
Homeland Security through the rest of the year. Democrats are opposed to
the bill because of the
immigration legislation, and it will not have the 60 votes needed in
the Senate to overcome procedural hurdles.
Sens.
Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.)
have voiced concerns that the agency could be shut down over the
immigration fight.
The Senate will vote at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on a motion to proceed to the Homeland Security bill.
"I haven't decided yet," Heller said Tuesday when asked if he would vote for motion.
Kirk is one of the most vulnerable GOP senators up for reelection next year.
Other
Republicans considered vulnerable in 2016 include Sens. Kelly Ayotte
(N.H.), Pat Toomey (Pa.) and Ron Johnson (Wis.), who all represent
states Obama won in the 2012
election.
Ayotte said Tuesday she will vote yes on the motion to proceed.
It’s
possible Republicans who oppose parts of the legislation could still
vote in favor of moving to the bill. They could argue that they hope to
amend it on the floor.
Ten House Republicans voted against the appropriations bill in mid-January.
Twenty-six
House Republicans voted against the amendment to halt Obama’s executive
order on DACA. The amendment was approved narrowly, 218-209.
Congress must meet a Feb. 27 deadline to fund the security agency.
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