(CNN) — “Most of the lawmakers on the House side are currently pushing an effort to buck Republican leadership and force a vote on a bipartisan bill authored by Hurd and Aguilar, as well as other DACA proposals.”
An immigration-overhaul advocacy group backed by the influential Koch brothers is sending out a series of political mailers aimed at backing pro-immigration members of Congress — including a handful of Democrats.
The billionaire Koch brothers are some of the most prolific political donors, and they traditionally back politically conservative causes and candidates.
But among the group of lawmakers being supported by the mailers from the LIBRE Initiative are five Democrats, including the chairman of the Democrats’ House campaign arm and the chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
Click to continue reading. By Tal Kopan, CNN – May 17, 2018