House Republicans postponed their August recess in an effort to salvage a border funding bill that collapsed Thursday under the weight of conservative opposition.
“We’re trying to work through this, and I actually think we will still get there,” said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. Republicans were working late into Thursday evening and were scheduled to meet again Friday morning to see whether they could put together a legislative package that could clear the chamber on the strength of Republican votes.
The exercise is largely political because whatever Republicans ultimately pass will face Senate opposition and a White House veto threat. However, lawmakers are wary of heading home for a month-long break in an election year without casting a vote on how to address the thousands of undocumented minors along the southwest U.S. border.
“(The House Republican) Conference was essentially unanimous that it needs to stay. It did not want to go home,” Cole said. “If we have to work longer through the weekend, I think there is a genuine desire to do that.”
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