> The Laken Riley Act is roiling the Senate Democratic Conference, as senators believe their party bungled immigration and border security in 2024 but aren’t happy about the swift passage of a bill they view as terrible policy. Democratic critics of the bill believe the rush to pass it is a political overreaction from Democratic colleagues scrambling to protect themselves on those issues.
> Some Democratic senators are venting frustration about Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) giving a green light to politically vulnerable colleagues to vote to advance the bill without getting an ironclad guarantee that Democrats would have more opportunity to amend the legislation.
> Those Democratic lawmakers have likened the handling of the bill to a disorganized retreat and warn it has sparked deep frustration in a caucus still stung from the loss of their majority in November.
Creative_Hope_4690 on
Let me guess the angry Dems are in safe blue states?
Additional-Use-6823 on
This was butchered by Schumer he should’ve smothered it in committee or maybe he didn’t see the point since the incoming party definitely has the votes for this anyway. I’m not a fan of Schumer he’s a substandard political mind but idk how else we could’ve prevented this thing from happening better to crest the wave than be crushed by it.
shartingBuffalo on
You could hypothetically use this to jail harris if she ran in 2028.
Insane how Stephen miller has subverted the US government. He’s like a modern day himmler.
iIoveoof on
Chuck Schumer needs to go.
obsessed_doomer on
People like to talk about how the “resistance” failed, but that’s largely a myth. Legislative resistance started in 2009 and ended… well, never. It’s just the party who did it switched twice.
And during that time, it’s been fantastically successful.
Republican resistance secured the legislature, failed to secure the white house the first time, succeeded the second.
Democratic resistance secured the house in 2018 and the white house in 2020, a pretty good ride.
Republican resistance during Biden’s term – similarly, few complaints.
If democrats want to try something new all of a sudden, hey feel free. But if they do poorly in 2026, we’ll know why.
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> The Laken Riley Act is roiling the Senate Democratic Conference, as senators believe their party bungled immigration and border security in 2024 but aren’t happy about the swift passage of a bill they view as terrible policy. Democratic critics of the bill believe the rush to pass it is a political overreaction from Democratic colleagues scrambling to protect themselves on those issues.
> Some Democratic senators are venting frustration about Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) giving a green light to politically vulnerable colleagues to vote to advance the bill without getting an ironclad guarantee that Democrats would have more opportunity to amend the legislation.
> Those Democratic lawmakers have likened the handling of the bill to a disorganized retreat and warn it has sparked deep frustration in a caucus still stung from the loss of their majority in November.
Let me guess the angry Dems are in safe blue states?
This was butchered by Schumer he should’ve smothered it in committee or maybe he didn’t see the point since the incoming party definitely has the votes for this anyway. I’m not a fan of Schumer he’s a substandard political mind but idk how else we could’ve prevented this thing from happening better to crest the wave than be crushed by it.
You could hypothetically use this to jail harris if she ran in 2028.
Insane how Stephen miller has subverted the US government. He’s like a modern day himmler.
Chuck Schumer needs to go.
People like to talk about how the “resistance” failed, but that’s largely a myth. Legislative resistance started in 2009 and ended… well, never. It’s just the party who did it switched twice.
And during that time, it’s been fantastically successful.
Republican resistance secured the legislature, failed to secure the white house the first time, succeeded the second.
Democratic resistance secured the house in 2018 and the white house in 2020, a pretty good ride.
Republican resistance during Biden’s term – similarly, few complaints.
If democrats want to try something new all of a sudden, hey feel free. But if they do poorly in 2026, we’ll know why.