We did deal with all of the hot issues and it fell apart on a very distinctive one or two. Today I urge my colleagues to support S. 1200. which is the culmination of the substantive and political finetuning of a 6year involvement in this issue. I became chairman of the Immigration Subcommittee in 1981. at the beginning of the 97th Congress. It has been a fascinating 41/2 years. I assure you. Madam President. indeed quite an educational process. as were my prior 2 years on the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy. Madam President. in my nascent efforts in 1979 and 1980. I originally rejected out of hand certain of the key provisions that are now in this bill. possibly feeling a bit like some of my colleagues must feel as we revisit the issue.
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