Hoyer suggests Dems won't support spending bill without DACA fix
By Mike Lillis - 01/16/18 04:27 PM EST
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) suggested Tuesday that House Democrats won’t support another spending bill that excludes protections for Dreamers.
“I think it needs to be in the CR,†Hoyer said, referring to the continuing resolution (CR) Congress is poised to consider this week.
Hoyer emphasized that Democrats haven’t seen Republicans’ proposal for a spending patch to keep the government running beyond Friday — and won’t make a final decision until they do.
But asked moments later if Democrats would support a CR without the immigration language — even if negotiators have reached an agreement “in principle†to do the immigration piece separately — Hoyer indicated such a strategy wouldn’t fly with his party.
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