Republicans ignore Trump, keep pushing to pass immigration reform

Published June 23, 2018 4:00am ET



House Republican leaders are ignoring President Trump’s advice to give up on immigration reform until the next Congress and will push for a vote next week on a bill they think is just a few votes away from passing.

Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Friday the House GOP will “forge ahead” on an immigration bill, even after Trump tweeted Friday that there’s no point in trying until more Republicans are elected. Trump stressed that Democrats in the Senate will block whatever the House passes, but Republicans said that reality won’t stop the House.

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