It would also reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program for six years as well as roll back several health-care taxes. “Senate Democrats are accepting the word of a man and a party that have repeatedly broken their promises to the American people. Why should we trust (Senate Majority Leader) Mitch McConnell,” tweeted Latino Victory, a group that helps liberal Latinos get elected. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said Republicans have shown no interest in finding a solution and probably won't soon. In a statement, he said:“This simply kicks the can down the road with no assurance that we will protect Dreamers from deportation or fight Republican attempts to curtail or eliminate legal immigration.

Source: Washington Post January 22, 2018 22:21 UTC