GOP takes first shot at blocking Obama’s executive action on immigration

By David M. Drucker, Susan Ferrechio

Published January 9, 2015 11:17pm ET

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GOP takes first shot at blocking Obama’s executive action on immigration — House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, , left, walks with Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, as House Republicans head to a closed-door meeting on thwarting President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration by blocking the funding for the Department of Homeland Security. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

House Republicans will move aggressively next week to block President Obama’s changes to immigration policy with a measure that aims to roll back two critical executive actions that stem deportations.

In a bill announced Friday, Republicans essentially declared war on Obama’s “pen and phone” policy, which he adopted as a way to implement his agenda in the face of staunch GOP opposition in Congress.

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