THE DAILY WHIP: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

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For Immediate Release:

2016-09-15T00:00:00

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House Meets At:	First Vote Predicted:	Last Vote Predicted:
9:00 a.m.: Legislative Business Five “One Minutes”	10:00 – 10:30 a.m.	10:30 – 11:00 a.m.

H.R. 5351 – To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Rep. Walorski – Armed Services)(One hour of debate). This bill would prohibit the transfer or release of any detainee at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay to any country in the world, prior to enactment of the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act, or prior to January 20, 2017, the same day as the Presidential Inauguration. Additionally, the bill likely faces constitutional issues.

Instead of wasting valuable time on partisan attacks on the Obama Administration, House Republicans should bring to the Floor legislation to combat the Zika virus or fund the government in order to prevent another government shutdown. In the Statement of Administration Policy, the President's senior advisors stated that they would recommend he veto this bill.

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**Members are advised thatH.Res. 828 – Impeaching Commissioner John Andrew Koskinen is no longer expected to be considered today.

The Daily Quote
“House conservatives are especially exercised about the prospect of a lame-duck session this year and have threatened to somehow derail a budget deal that would keep the federal government open while members go off and campaign for their re-election. But Freedom Caucus members have nobody but themselves to blame for the state of annual funding bills. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell [R-KY] and House Speaker Paul Ryan [R-WI] wanted to move quickly to pass a budget resolution at the beginning of this legislative session and then move all 12 bills in both chambers. Conservatives stymied progress on the budget because they wanted to show their constituents how fiscally tough they could be.The predictable result is the current mess: No appropriations bills sent to the president for his signature, the prospect of a continuing resolution to keep the federal government open – and, in all likelihood, an omnibus spending bill at the end of the year.” - Wall Street Journal, 9/15/2016

The Daily Quote

“House conservatives are especially exercised about the prospect of a lame-duck session this year and have threatened to somehow derail a budget deal that would keep the federal government open while members go off and campaign for their re-election. But Freedom Caucus members have nobody but themselves to blame for the state of annual funding bills. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell [R-KY] and House Speaker Paul Ryan [R-WI] wanted to move quickly to pass a budget resolution at the beginning of this legislative session and then move all 12 bills in both chambers. Conservatives stymied progress on the budget because they wanted to show their constituents how fiscally tough they could be.The predictable result is the current mess: No appropriations bills sent to the president for his signature, the prospect of a continuing resolution to keep the federal government open – and, in all likelihood, an omnibus spending bill at the end of the year.”

- Wall Street Journal, 9/15/2016