House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said in an interview the House could a procedural vote as soon as Thursday night setting up final passage of the GOP immigration enforcement bill Friday morning. But he acknowledged the uncertain timing of Senate action could affect those plans.
The Senate has launched a marathon series of amendment votes on the party-line bill, but things are stuck at the moment. A vote dealing with the Trump administration’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” has been held open for nearly two hours as Republicans wrangle with how to address the matter.
Scalise said he believes House Republicans will ultimately be able to pass any package that reaches their chamber. “If the Senate’s going to pass it, that means they’ve addressed the same issues we’ve had in the House,” he said.
