Excerpt Of The Day: An Amnesty Bill Probably Couldn’t Pass The House Either

08 Jun, 2007 by John Hawkins

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“House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) said Bush could count on 175 to 180 House Democrats to support a similar, comprehensive immigration bill, leaving the White House to deliver at least 40 Republicans in a body that has been far more polarized.

“If Bush could not get the votes in the Senate, what was he going to do in the House?” Emanuel asked.” — The Washington Post