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    House GOP Preps For June Immigration Battle

    Over initial objections by House GOP leaders, the House is expected to take up immigration legislation next month that threatens to further divide the party in the middle of an election year.
    by Susan Davis May 22, 2018 4 minutes

    In order to quell a growing rebellion in the ranks, House GOP leaders promised Republicans Tuesday they will bring up immigration legislation in June even though that pledge threatens to divide the party and undermine the staying power of House Speaker Paul Ryan.

    "What we're trying to do is find where the consensus sweet spot is," Ryan told reporters. "It's a very difficult issue. Immigration is an issue that has a lot of passionate positions, a lot of passionate thoughts, and our members come from various different perspectives."

    Those passions took down unrelated on Friday, when a bloc of House conservatives voted against a measure they support as leverage to force the House to vote

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