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Bloomberg - Heidi Przybyla

House Republican leaders are trying to persuade members not to risk a U.S. government shutdown in responding to President Barack Obama’s plan to ease deportation of undocumented immigrants.

House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers has offered a plan that would keep the government operating after current funding expires Dec. 11. Rogers of Kentucky said he wants to finance the government for a full year, and retroactively cancel money in 2015 for any immigration action ordered by the president.

New York Times - Ashley Parker

Americans For Prosperity — the group founded by the billionaire Koch brothers — has met quietly with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill in recent weeks, cautioning them against fighting the president’s promised executive order on immigration with a strategy that could lead to a government shutdown.

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey echoed that sentiment on Monday in a private meeting of newly elected House members.

On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state in the union. Our existence as a part of this great nation spans over a century, and our heritage is rich. Indeed, we are proud to call Oklahoma our home.

As we celebrate the anniversary of our statehood this month, we are reminded that our nation is an ideological mosaic comprised of a variety of opinions and beliefs. While we are united in our identity as Americans, we are also a collection of individual states with understandable pride in our regional heritages, opinions and values.