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Shuler and Wasserman Schultz get into it on the House floor (Anne Schroeder Mullins, 3/06/08, Politico)

Yesterday's Politico reported: "A third potential piece is a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) — with the support of fellow “Blue Dog” Democratic moderates — that takes a more conservative approach: beefing up border security and requiring employers to use a government database to verify that their workers are in the U.S. legally.

"Mindful of the splits among Democrats, House Republican leaders met Tuesday night to discuss a potential discharge petition aimed at forcing Pelosi to allow a floor vote on the Shuler measure, first introduced last November. A final leadership go-ahead could come as early as Wednesday, with the goal of beginning to collect signatures next week and thereby elevating the issue prior to the spring recess beginning March 14."

And last night, Shenanigans hears Shuler and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) got into a screaming match on the House Floor over whether or not Shuler — a "Blue Dog" — would sign a Republican discharge petition, as Dem leadership has been pushing people to not sign it.