Trump has opposed the latest compromise because he thinks it would help Democrats.
House GOP leadership never allowed a vote in either 2006 or 2013. The widespread expectation each time was there were also 218 House votes for it-but not a majority of R House members. So they blocked it w/the "Hastert rule": only pass bills backed by majority of the majority https://t.co/u2WgwuWimZ
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) September 17, 2022
in 2007, the Bush-backed bipartisan bill died by Senate filibuster because three-fourths of Senate Republicans voted no
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) September 17, 2022
in 2014, the Obama-backed bipartisan bill, which had passed the Senate, died in the House because the Republican Speaker wouldn't bring it up for a vote https://t.co/1ZMSzrybl1
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: ".. giving up on a border security bill would be a self-inflicted GOP wound. President Biden would claim, with cause, that Republicans want border chaos .. Voter anger may over time move from Mr. Biden to the GOP, and the public will have a point."…
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) January 26, 2024
Sad! 