Rep. Steve King
Steven (Steve) Arnold KingDem proposes repealing Capitol gun ban in response to concealed-carry bill More than a dozen lawmakers put family on campaign payroll Steve King defends Arpaio: 'I don't agree that profiling is wrong' MORE (R-Ia.) warned President Trump
Donald John TrumpHouse Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for ‘serious case of amnesia’ after testimony Skier Lindsey Vonn: I don’t want to represent Trump at Olympics Poll: 4 in 10 Republicans think senior Trump advisers had improper dealings with Russia MORE and congressional Republicans on Sunday not to make a deal with Democrats on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, saying any agreement would result in compromising the rule of law.
"Congress and President Trump cannot legalize DACAs without sacrificing the Rule of Law and broadcasting a call to come to America to be here for the next amnesty. No matter the “deal” the Rule of Law would fall!" King tweeted.
Congress and President Trump cannot legalize DACAs without sacrificing the Rule of Law and broadcasting a call to come to America to be here for the next amnesty. No matter the “deal” the Rule of Law would fall!
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) January 7, 2018
The president and lawmakers are currently working to come to an agreement on a bill to fund the government by Jan. 19 in order to avoid a government shut down. Congress also needs to come up with a legislative fix for DACA protections by March 5.
Trump has said he will not accept a fix for DACA that does not include funding for the border wall as a part of the agreement.
Sen. Dick Durbin
Richard (Dick) Joseph DurbinDemocrats turn on Al Franken Minnesota's largest newspaper calls on Franken to resign Democratic senator predicts Franken will resign Thursday MORE's (D-Ill.) office released a document from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to a group of senators on Friday, detailing the president's demands for a U.S.-Mexico border wall, crackdowns on so-called sanctuary cities and limiting “chain” migration.
Durbin said the document showed Trump is willing to risk a government shut down in exchange for the border wall.