WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans said Friday they might create a series of showdowns over funding the government to try to force President Barack Obama to back down on his expected plans to overhaul the nation’s immigration system.
Instead of passing a spending bill in coming days that would fund the government through the end of the fiscal year, Republicans are mulling a short-term measure that expires early next year, according to more than a dozen top lawmakers and their aides who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Republicans are also planning to file a lawsuit against Obama over his use of executive authority, according to the lawmakers and aides.
In Myanmar, Obama said he stands by his statement that if Congress fails to act on immigration, “I would use all the lawful authority that I possess to try to make the system work better. … That’s going to happen before the end of the year.”
