Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said that a bipartisan group of senators will release their immigration and border security bill on Wednesday, despite pushback from President Trump.
“It will be available tomorrow and we’re prepared for a vote as quickly as possible,” Durbin told reporters on Tuesday.
He added that the group of six senators are urging Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to give them a “test vote” to show the level of support for the forthcoming legislation.
“And if it is successful, as I believe it will be, [I hope] that Sen. McConnell will include it as an amendment to must-pass legislation,” Durbin said.
Durbin didn’t specify what “must-pass legislation” he was referring to, but Congress has roughly four days to pass a short-term stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown.
Democrats have remained tight-lipped about if they will support the funding bill, known as a continuing resolution or CR, without an immigration deal.
Read more at The Hill: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/369195-durbin-senators-to-release-immigration-bill-wednesday
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