Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., confided to WND that she was just astounded she could go from a “hell no” to a “yes” on a border bill overnight.
And just one day after House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, had killed his own bill for lack of support, his colleagues passed a bill to fix the border crisis, supported by both moderates and conservatives, by a vote of 223-to-189.
Bachmann was ecstatic that the original border bill drafted by GOP leaders was “gutted” and in its place was a bill with such strong provisions that she considered it one of the high points of her 8-year career in Congress.
The congresswoman credited the efforts of grassroots voters who “melted the phone lines” on Capitol Hill, demanding a stronger bill. She also thanked WND and other conservative outlets for “letting people know this (original bill) was a fake border security bill.”
She said the new bill actually addresses border security by paying states to put National Guard troops on their border, doubling the funding allotted for that effort from $35 million to $70 million.
The lawmaker predicted the bill could slow down the flow of underage illegal immigrants crossing the border because it would tremendously speed up the processing of children. She said that instead of spending years in the legal system, minors would be held for no more than 14 days.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/08/conservative-plan-could-save-border-bill/
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