House Republican says he won't accept a border deal because it may help Biden politically
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As senators work on a compromise deal to address border security and immigration, at least one Republican is suggesting politics is a key motivator for him.
"Let me tell you, I'm not willing to do too damn much right now to help a Democrat and to help Joe Biden's approval rating," Republican Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas told CNN this week. "I will not help the Democrats try to improve this man's dismal approval ratings. I'm not going to do it. Why would I?"
Nehls indicated he'd accept only a proposal similar to HR 2, a hardline immigration bill that got zero Democratic votes when it passed the House last year.
“Party over country.” That’s their stance.
And yet people vote for them. They are just admitting they aren't interested in helping people and the country and they still get voted for.
For the people that vote for them, that's a highlight...
Maybe in their limited thinking catered by Fox News, but a lot of them are working class and they're the ones getting hurt the most by Republicans. They don't even know it.
If it owns the libs, then it's good. If they suffer any consequences, it's the libs fault for making Republicans do it. It's simple circular logic, but you'll find it's quite unbreakable.
Our great challenge has been showing this to them, and it remains incredibly difficult. To highlight how much of a problem it is, you still have white collar knowledge workers who think that they'll have to pay more money in taxes if they get a raise vs before. They don't understand tax brackets.
Has been since Nixon.
Trump over donors, donors over religion, religion over party, party over family, family over so-called conservative principles (oxymoron)and country several steps lower than that.
I never thought I would, but I kinda miss the time when Republicans would lie about their motivations for being awful.
This whole "mask off but still no consequences" bullshit is even more frustrating than when everyone knew but most people refused to acknowledge it 😮💨
If it improves the President's approval rating, doesn't that suggest that it's something Americans need or want?
Indeed. Why help the American people, Congressman?
"We will not do the things our constituents ask unless we get all of the credit."
Nah they won’t do it even if they do get the credit
This is standard, decades-long GOP mantra, championed by Mitch McConnell. It's also quite effective. Give a man a boogeyman to blame for all of his problems, and he'll follow you anywhere.
It's worse than that now. Democrats rolled their eyes, started setting up a deal to address their boogeyman, and now there's Republicans saying they refuse because it might help the other side.
The GOP has nothing useful to say or do.
Enact policies that create pain in your own supporters.
Create an "enemy."
Blame the pain on the "enemies."
Present themselves as strongmen who can defeat the "enemies."
And anyways that’s why I might not get to grow old. Fun stuff.
If he's an idiot who believes that there's a boogeyman to blame for all his problems, anyway.
Unhung traitors kill republics.
Shouldn't it be "unhanged"?
Oh dear. Yes, possibly
Tbf, I’ve also heard they have tiny penises.
Fitting that one of their leaders is a weak Johnson.
I like this quote
So, it’s not about what’s best for America you say? Gotcha.
Oops, said the quiet part out loud again.
i mean that's pretty much the same story about immigration for the last 40 years and it's why nothing has gotten done. they'd rather use immigrants as wedge issues then do something about the problem.
It is high time we treat the republican traitor swine with the same contempt that they show the American people.
Benefits for me but not for thee.
They're going to blame a government shut down, due to their inability to govern, on the "border crisis".
Stupid donkey gets to stay on the farm. Pathetic.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
As senators work on a compromise deal to address border security and immigration, at least one Republican is suggesting politics is a key motivator for him.
"Let me tell you, I'm not willing to do too damn much right now to help a Democrat and to help Joe Biden's approval rating," Republican Rep.
Nehls indicated he'd accept only a proposal similar to HR 2, a hardline immigration bill that got zero Democratic votes when it passed the House last year.
"Chuck Schumer has had HR 2 on his desk since July," Nehls said, referring to the Senate majority leader.
HR 2, known as the Secure the Border Act of 2023, would entail a broader rewrite of the country's immigration laws, including curtailing migrants' ability to seek asylum in the US and forcing the continued construction of a wall on the border.
Republicans have insisted that border security be addressed before any further aid can be provided to Ukraine and Israel.
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Plus Russians convinced the GOP to leave Ukraine to them
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BASED. Keep blocking that israel aid.