It was rejected the first time by a vote of 8 to 8. and Senator DIRKszN had to bring It to the floor by attaching It as an amendment to another bill. Now. as you know. Mr. HOLLAiD. Just the other day the amendment was reported. Now actually. the same committee members who opposed the proposal during other attempts to get it to the floor were still against DIRKsENs amendment. But what happened was that DIRKsEN had blocked approval of the immigration reform bill by the Judiciary Committee. and held this out as ransom for his amendment. That. in my opinion. was outandout blackmailbut I dont think he helped his case any. As far as Im concerned.
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