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发帖数: 4612 | 1 【 以下文字转载自 EB23 讨论区 】
发信人: brihand (brihand), 信区: EB23
标 题: 不知道这次硅谷要出多少血
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Jul 16 20:01:36 2013, 美东)
Big Business, Senate Republicans and Democrats backing immigration reform
have a target in their cross hairs: House Republicans.
Senators like John McCain (R-Ariz), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Chuck
Schumer (D-N.Y.) met with tech giants such as Microsoft, Google and Intel,
and pro-immigration reform groups like FWD.us to discuss a coordinated
campaign to target more than 100 House Republicans when they are at home in
their districts over the next month, according to sources familiar with the
meeting.
Graham suggested getting people to target Republicans at town hall meetings.
Schumer said he wanted pastors giving sermons about the need for
immigration reform.
A list of these House Republicans was circulated — it was later obtained by
POLITICO. It includes respected immigration voices like Reps. Trey Gowdy (R
-S.C.), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), Rep
. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Homeland Security Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas).
“In an effort to grow support in the House for immigration reform, members
of the Gang of Eight met with supporters of immigration reform and discussed
how to spread the word, both why this is good for members’ districts and
the country,” said Matt House, a spokesman for Schumer.
It’s not too often that you hear about Republicans discussing targeting
each other to support legislation, but it’s clear that senators see their
comprehensive immigration reform effort hitting stiff resistance in the
House. McCain suggested to the group that they’re losing the messaging
battle to immigration opponents.
The discussion was pointed and detailed.
Schumer, who has spearheaded immigration reform, told the business groups
that they need to join with Senate Democrats and Republicans to convince a
majority of House Republicans to approach Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and
ask him to abandon his pledge to follow the Hastert Rule — a standard that
would prohibit him from bringing a bill to the floor that doesn’t have the
support of the majority of House Republicans. Schumer said he hopes these
Republicans would tell Boehner that they “hope yes, vote no” — meaning
they want the bill to pass, but can’t be seen supporting it.
Schumer also discussed having pastors give sermons across congressional
districts in August about the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
Schumer said that Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) needs to hear from
agriculture interests in his district about the need for a comprehensive
bill.
Schumer, according to people familiar with the meeting, said the group will
meet in 10 days to review what large corporations are doing to persuade
these Republicans.
Also in attendance were Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.),
Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.).
The GOP leadership of the House believes that nearly all Republicans oppose
the Senate bill.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/senate-immigration-gang-targets-house-republicans-94306.html#ixzz2ZFwwcqgX |
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