Sen. John Fetterman Cosponsoring Laken Riley Act

I continue to be blown away by Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA).

Punchbowl News reported that Fetterman cosponsored the Laken Riley Act bill with 50 Senate Republicans.

Yes, Fetterman is the only Democrat attached to the bill. He told Politico:

Laken Riley’s story is a tragic reminder of what’s at stake when our systems fail to protect people. No family should have to endure the pain of losing a loved one to preventable violence. Immigration is what makes our country great. I support giving authorities the tools to prevent tragedies like this one while we work on comprehensive solutions to our broken system.

The Republican-led House will vote for the bill on Tuesday. It passed in March 2023 with 37 House Democrats voting for it.

The Republicans introduced the Laken Riley Act, named after the Augusta University nursing student who illegal alien Jose Ibarra murdered in February 2023.

With the Senate majority in their hands, Republicans want to vote on the Laken Riley Act, which then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer blocked in 2024 after the House passed it.

However, as Politico pointed out, even though 52 Republicans support the bill, West Virginia Sen-elect Jim Justice won’t join the chamber until next week.

But the Republicans need eight Democrats or independents to cross the aisle “to break a likely filibuster and ultimately pass the bill.”

Fetterman cosponsoring the bill should not shock anyone. Yes, Fetterman is a Democrat, but when he disagrees with his party, he doesn’t stay quiet and toe the party line instead.

In December 2023, Fetterman lectured Democrats on border security. Politico reported at the time:

“I hope Democrats can understand that it isn’t xenophobic to be concerned about the border,” Fetterman said in an interview. “It’s a reasonable conversation, and Democrats should engage.”Fetterman, a progressive favorite, urged Democrats to acknowledge the large numbers of migrants streaming across the southern border. He cited the nearly 270,000 border encounters that U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported in September.“Honestly, it’s astonishing. And this isn’t a Fox News kind of statistic. This is the government’s,” he said. “You essentially have Pittsburgh showing up there at the border.”

Tags: Biden Immigration, Border Crisis, Crime, John Fetterman, Republicans, US Senate

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