Congressman Panetta, Problem Solvers Caucus work to break Gridlock on DACA and Border Security in Congress
WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, May 24 members of the
bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus that includes Congressmen Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), Tom Reed
(R-NY-23), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY-03), and Brian
Fitzpatrick (R-PA-08) signed a discharge petition that would force a series
of floor votes on 4 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA),
immigration, and border security proposals under the “Queen of the Hill” rule.
More than half of the Republicans who have signed are members of the Caucus.
The Problem Solvers Caucus first called for
the rule to be employed in a February 7, letter to House
Speaker Paul Ryan, and earlier proposed
a bipartisan agreement on a set of principles to resolve DACA
while continuing to make America’s borders strong and secure.
“By
working in our communities, succeeding in our schools, and serving in our
military, Dreamers are Americans in every way but on paper. As a co-chair of
the Problem Solvers Caucus Immigration Task Force, I remain committed to
working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to change that. With this
discharge petition, we can vote on legislation that has broad bipartisan
backing and make a real change to support these young men and women,” said
Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20).
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