Speech #720142036

This committee is under Democratic control. Here we are. coming to the close of the session. considering now a bill of practically no consequence. when we should be considering something of some consequence. The Rules Committee gives us a special rule for this bill. but refuses to give us a rule for consideration of the JenkinsMoore bill. which would cut down all immigration by 90 per cent and which would put the whole world on a quota. This bill does not mean much one way or the other. but we are all going to favor it. We on the Republican side are willing to favor it. We had before our committee this year the JenkinsMoore bill and we voted it out. This is a very important restrictive immigration bill. It is the same bill in effect as the Jenkins bill that was passed by the House last year by an overwhelming vote. and would have passed the Senate except for a filibuster directed by Senator THOMAS against other proposed legislation. Had it come to a vote. it would have passed the Senate also by a large vote.