Capitol Hill clueless on Dreamers fix

[mystery-ak]

 Capitol Hill clueless on Dreamers fix

Republican leaders are mum on how they'll address President Donald Trump's challenge to Congress.

By SEUNG MIN KIM, RACHAEL BADE and HEATHER CAYGLE

09/05/2017 04:19 PM EDT

Updated 09/05/2017 06:28 PM EDT

President Donald Trump just lobbed a ticking immigration time bomb at Capitol Hill with his decision to leave the fate of 800,000 so-called Dreamers in limbo — and lawmakers have no idea how they’ll defuse it.

House Republican leaders, already scrambling to avoid a government shutdown and a default on the nation’s debt, are privately hoping to push the immigration battle until at least this winter. They, like the White House, want a down payment on Trump’s border wall with Mexico in exchange for codifying the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — though House Democrats won’t say whether they’d accept tougher immigration restrictions in order to save it.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/05/trump-daca-dreamers-congress-response-242336

[skeeter]

Sen Graham is out saying really nice things about Trump today, for a change.

Its pretty obvious the GOP congress hasn't the courage to continue DACA, which they clearly want to do, and wants the president to take the lead. I don't think Trump is so easily manipulated, but we shall see.

[Free Vulcan]

The GOP, especially the Senate, doesn't look like it's up to getting anything done. It's September and Congress is rudderless. I'm starting to wonder if they can get the debt ceiling to a vote, usually an automatic for them.