"Timid" Republicans are in danger of blowing an immigration reform bill, Jeffrey Lord, a columnist at the American Spectator and former associate political director under President Ronald Reagan.
"I do think there’s a problem particularly with Republicans on Capitol Hill," Lord said Friday on Newsmax TV’s "America Talks Live."
"I think they are in danger of fouling up the immigration issue if they don’t get something accomplished. If I can say this as a Republican, this has been the problem all the time with Republicans on Capitol Hill, they can be very, very timid and not get things done.
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"And you really need, whether it was Ronald Reagan or Donald Trump, you really need a leader in the White House to bring them along."
On Wednesday, Republican-led House killed a broad, GOP-written immigration bill. The rejection was expected because of Republican divisions and solid Democratic opposition.
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