Harder-Right Package: Republicans and Gop Opposition

harder-right package: The depth of GOP opposition was an embarrassing showing for Trump and a rebuff of House leaders, who'd postponed the vote twice and proposed changes in hopes of driving up the tally for a measure that seemed doomed from the start, according to Toronto Star. Follow the Toronto Star on social media The roll call seemed to empower GOP conservatives on the fraught issue. The bill was killed 301-121, with nearly half of Republicans opposing the measure. Last week a harder-right package was defeated but 193 Republicans voted for it, 72 more than Wednesday's total. We need to start securing the border and not reward bad behaviour, and that's what this bill did, said Rep. Another 112 Republicans voted no. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.