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Senate Leaders Open Immigration Debate With Dispute Over How to Start

By D.A. Banks
Posted February 14, 2018 at 5:45pm

By D.A. Banks

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Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., in his opening floor remarks accused his counterpart, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., of trying to score political points instead of hosting a bipartisan amendment process that will secure the 60 votes needed to move forward on a DACA solution.

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