A little earlier this afternoon. during discussion of this bill. we were treated to another of the sensitive. eloquent speeches of the junior Senator from Illinois . the very distinguished and cooperative minority leader. The minority leader played no small part in the passage of this bill and I thank him. as always. for the part he has played. Both the junior Senator from Massachusetts and the junior Senator from Illinois are members of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization of the Committee on the Judiciary. which worked for many. many days to put this very important measure in shape and present it to the Senate. During those long. hard efforts and even for many years in the past. the proponents of this bill included in the forefront the other members of that subcommittee. from both sides of this aisle. Of special significance were the efforts of the junior Senator from Michigan . who earlier this year sponsored. together with 33 other Senators. the bill which served as the blueprint for the Senates work on the measure passed today. and the senior Senator from New York who has gained preeminence among the leaders in this country who have with perseverance and patience sought an end to the national origins quota system. I am proud that we have crowned their efforts with success today. The subcommittee and the committee could not have succeeded without the undaunted effort. and unselfish cooperation of the senior Senator from North Carolina and the senior Senator from Hawaii . The Senator from North Carolina devoted his unmatched legal skills to hammering out the provisions of this bill. and the Senator from Hawaii brought to the bill the indepth analysis of a true scholar as well as the special sensitivity required for adequate treatment of this most significant immigration bill. Others lent their special skills and devoted their sharp analysis as well as eloquent remarks to this measure. Many of these have time and again over the years spoken out forcefully in favor of the goals of this legislation.
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