September 14, 2017

2017-09-14T13:58:56-04:00

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House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) held his weekly press availability with reporters following a series of votes on the chamber floor. While he spoke about the passage of spending bills for fiscal year 2018, reporters pressed him on President Trump’s most recent discussions with congressional Democrats on immigration and border security legislation. Speaker Ryan defied earlier statements by his Democratic colleagues, saying a legislative deal had not been struck to codify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and he said that would only happen in concert with a boost in resources for border security and immigration enforcement operations.

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) held his weekly press availability with reporters following a series of votes on the chamber floor. While he spoke… read more