With full Republican control of Washington, member of Republican leadership Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ failure to deliver carries midterm consequences
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers has failed DREAMers again. Vulnerable House Republicans blew past a critical deadline to get 218 signatures on a discharge petition that would have finally forced a vote on legislation to protect DREAMers. Their inexcusable failure came after many lofty promises from vulnerable House Republicans who said they would deliver the signatures necessary to provide certainty for the hundreds of thousands of hardworking, law-abiding young people who were brought here as children, and are in constant fear of deportation.
Despite consistently saying that one of her biggest disappointments in last year’s budget was a lack of a DACA fix, Cathy McMorris Rodgers refused to even sign the discharge petition. Worse, it was her leadership team that killed it. While DREAMers are threatened with deportation, McMorris Rodgers – one of the most senior members of the House – claimed that ‘her hands are tied.’
“House Republicans’ latest failure to deliver for DREAMers is made all the more inexcusable by their many empty promises that they would get the signatures and finally protect the hundreds of thousands of hardworking young people who call this country home,” said DCCC Spokesperson Drew Godinich. “If vulnerable members like Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers can’t get the job done for these young people – while her party fully controls Washington – she has no business serving in Congress.”
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